Data Privacy Legislation and the Impact on SRE
summary
Court of Justice invalidates the EU–US Safe Harbor, halting its transfers immediately and forcing engineering teams to choose between Standard Contractual Clauses are alternative or redesigning systems to avoid US-jurisdiction for EU personal data. The US introduces Privacy Shield and promises oversight but the ruling and follow-on cases (Schrems, Microsoft data-in-Dublin dispute) keep litigation risk alive. Operational options include data localisation, splitting corporate control, or explicit informed-consent flows; expect lengthy legal timelines. Safe Harbor invalidated Privacy Shield August 1
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 0:26Simon Mcgarr from Digital Rights Ireland
- 2:24Challenge to the Data Retention Directive
- 4:01The Safe Harbor Agreement
- 8:41Standard Contract Clauses
- 11:26Independent Data Protection Authority
- 17:57The Us versus Microsoft
- 30:40Personal Data How Can You Define Personal Data and What Counts as Personal Data
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