The European Court of Justice’s Tuesday ruling invalidating the safe harbor agreement that enabled data transfers between the U.S. and European Union opens companies on both sides of the Atlantic up to increased scrutiny from EU regulators, who will be pushed harder by consumers to protect data that flows across the regions, attorneys say.
“The ruling was sweeping, and seems to extend beyond merely the safe harbor regime to also cover potential safe harbor alternatives,” McCarter & English LLP partner Scott Christie said.