The Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the United States Senate scheduled a hearing on EU‑US data transfers following the CJEU Schrems II decision. Witnesses include representatives from the FTC, the Department of Commerce, Facebook’s Peter Swire, a software industry representative, and the Irish Data Protection Commission. The hearing underscores US legislative attention to cross‑border privacy concerns.
Why it matters: The hearing signals heightened US scrutiny of transatlantic data flows after the Schrems II ruling.
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