Switzerland: Rejection of adequacy decision for the USA based on Swiss-US Privacy Shield
Progress
Current status
adopted
08 Sep 2020 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Switzerland
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Negative reassessment of Swiss-US Privacy Shield
On 8 September 2020, the Swiss Data Protection Authority issued its assessment of the Swiss-US privacy shield, concluding that it no longer offers an adequate level of user data protection. The decision was issued in view of the Court of Justice of …
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority