Cross-Border Data Flow: The EU-US Privacy Shield's Demise | UpGuard

This article outlines the EU-US Privacy Shield, the reasons it was invalidated by the CJEU in Schrems II due to U.S. surveillance concerns, and the interim mechanisms organizations used for compliant data transfers (SCCs, BCRs, derogations, and localization). It then introduces the 2023 EU-US Data Privacy Framework, highlighting enhanced safeguards, the Data Protection Review Court, and ongoing reviews, while also promoting UpGuard’s attack surface and data leak detection capabilities.