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ECJ Safe Harbour Ruling Already Paves Way for Data Localisation in Germany
On 6 October 2015, EU-US Safe Harbour framework – the self-certification program for US firms according to the EU’s Data Protection Directive – was declared void by the ECJ. Is this a true...
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After the ECJ Ruling: What Now?
In a nutshell On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued the long-awaited ruling on the case of Max Schrems, which investigated whether his right of privacy on his personal Facebook data...
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The Costs of Data Localisation: Country Reports
Last month, we published a paper that aimed to quantify the losses that result from data localisation requirements and stringent data privacy and security laws. The study looks at the effects of...