The Effects Of GDPR On EU / US Relations

An important recent EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision in Schrems II found  that the EU-US agreement on transatlantic data sharing known as Privacy Shield is invalid and its additional findings with respect to standard contractual clauses, closes off key mechanisms for transferring persona data from the EU to the US. 

Now with important impacts on trade and the development of technologies such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) this will have significant effects on EU/US relations.

Many have also argued the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) should have stopped much of how the conjoined ad-tech and online industries operate.  It should have removed the data of 700 million EU residents from the machine, just as it should have removed our data from most transatlantic data transfers.

The dawning age of Surveillance capitalism is underpinned by the value of our commoditised, collected, collated and analysed data, sold in marketing databases, gathered and shared internally by data giants across their own multiple-market platforms and properties, and externally to third parties. Your data, sifted and sorted into minute categories, is also traded in microsecond auctions between huge advertising entities in order to instantly serve you a specific targeted ad in the eye blink between when a web page’s cookies know it’s you, and that page’s many parts congeal on the screen.

What appears to you as just another ad, maybe eerily related to something you might have searched for or purchased recently, is the fleeting end result of these vast ad-tech data-gathering and marketing machinations.

The attempt by GDPR to extend EU privacy rights and obligations to countries and entities receiving EU personal data reflects a broad dynamic, which is that as the global free flow of data increases the scope for national security agencies to access the personal data of everyone, national privacy standards need to be globalised as well to be effective. Yet, governments often provide different levels of privacy protection and redress depending on whether a person is a citizen and where they are located. 

Under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, the US provides different levels of legal redress to people in the US compared to those outside the US, including access to US courts. 

GDPR in effect seeks to extend the full suite of rights and obligations available in the EU under GDPR, to any country receiving EU personal data.  Given these risks and developments, what is needed is an international agreement on how to balance national security and access to data, with other key goals such as privacy. 

EU Commission:         Irish Times:     Curia:      Farrer:        VoxEU

You Might Also Read:

How Does The CCPA Compare To The GDPR?:

 

« What Is A Cyber Security Audit?
Cyber Security Teams Worry Most About Phishing & Ransomware »

Infosecurity Europe
CyberSecurity Jobsite
Perimeter 81

Directory of Suppliers

North Infosec Testing (North IT)

North Infosec Testing (North IT)

North IT (North Infosec Testing) are an award-winning provider of web, software, and application penetration testing.

Directory of Cyber Security Suppliers

Directory of Cyber Security Suppliers

Our Supplier Directory lists 7,000+ specialist cyber security service providers in 128 countries worldwide. IS YOUR ORGANISATION LISTED?

Resecurity

Resecurity

Resecurity is a cybersecurity company that delivers a unified platform for endpoint protection, risk management, and cyber threat intelligence.

NordLayer

NordLayer

NordLayer is an adaptive network access security solution for modern businesses — from the world’s most trusted cybersecurity brand, Nord Security. 

DigitalStakeout

DigitalStakeout

DigitalStakeout enables cyber security professionals to reduce cyber risk to their organization with proactive security solutions, providing immediate improvement in security posture and ROI.

Versasec

Versasec

Versasec is a leader in identity and access management, providing customers with security solutions for managing digital identities.

LogmeOnce

LogmeOnce

LogmeOnce provides users with solution to multiple Password problems, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Identity Management.

ControlScan

ControlScan

ControlScan is a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) - our primary focus is protecting your business and securing your sensitive data.

NetMonastery DNIF

NetMonastery DNIF

NetMonastery is a network security company which assists enterprises in securing their network and applications by detecting threats in real time.

Abusix

Abusix

Abusix specializes in Internet security, network abuse handling, antispam and fraud prevention.

Sum&Substance (Sumsub)

Sum&Substance (Sumsub)

Sum&Substance is a developer of remote verification solutions. Our technology allows online services around the world to meet regulatory requirements, prevent fraud and enhance customer confidence.

Viria

Viria

Viria is an information and security technology solution provider that promotes digitalization in a secure way.

Cyber Skyline

Cyber Skyline

Cyber Skyline is a revolutionary cloud platform to practice, develop, and measure your team's technical cybersecurity skills.

Senserva

Senserva

Senserva delivers a deep analysis for security user accounts and applications within the Microsoft cloud environment.

Kintent

Kintent

With Kintent, compliance becomes a habit, is simple to understand and achieve, and is continuously testable so that your customers can see that you are adhering to all your trust obligations.

Binalyze

Binalyze

Binalyze is the world's fastest and most comprehensive enterprise forensics solution. Our software helps you to collaborate and complete incident response investigations quickly.

Acronis

Acronis

At Acronis, we protect the data, applications, systems and productivity of every organization – safeguarding them against cyberattacks, hardware failures, natural disasters and human errors.

HCS

HCS

HCS is an IT Company and Telecoms provider with an experienced team who are dedicated to ensuring our clients business systems are protected.

Armata Cyber Security

Armata Cyber Security

Armata exists to bring Cyber Security to all people – from home users and SMBs to large enterprises. We believe all users have the right to an affordable yet effective Cyber Security solution.

Mogwai Labs

Mogwai Labs

Mogwai Labs deliver cutting-edge penetration tests, security assessments and trainings, to safeguard your applications, networks and cloud environments from cyber threats.

National Centre for Digital Security (CNSD) - Peru

National Centre for Digital Security (CNSD) - Peru

The National Center for Digital Security manages and supervises the operation of Digital Security in Peru in order to strengthen digital trust.