The EU’s top court will take a decision on Thursday that threatens to throw global internet traffic into chaos, as judges decide on the legality of Facebook’s data transfers between the US and Europe.
That decision struck down a deal called “Safe Harbour” that allowed for data transfers between Europe and US servers, throwing transatlantic business into legal limbo. As the landmark decision loomed, a top EU official told AFP that contacts between Brussels and Washington had intensified in hopes of preparing the ground for all eventualities.
The end of “Safe Harbour” caught officials off guard and the EU and US rushed to come up with an alternative.The case being decided on Thursday originally focused on something called standard contractual clauses, an EU invention in which companies outside Europe commit to meeting EU laws on data and privacy.
Backers of “Privacy Shield” insist that, while the deal is used by tech giants, it also allows smaller US companies to provide services in Europe.
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