A July decision by the Regional Court of Traunstein in Germany could generate a new paradigm for EU-U.S. data transfers. University Grenoble Alpes (France) professor of law Theodore Christakis, Alston & Bird Partner Daniel Felz, CIPP/E, and Georgia Tech School of Cybersecurity and Privacy J.Z. Liang Chair Peter Swire, CIPP/US, explain the decision presents a “more flexible approach to data transfers from the EU to the U.S.” compared to the “‘zero-risk’ approach” EU data protection authorities have taken since the “Schrems II” decision.
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