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So far, the law doesn't have a majority. Even if they manage to push it through the Commission and Parliament, it's very unlikely to survive contact with the European Court of Justice.

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We shouldn't count on that though.

and the court of justice typically takes a looooong time to come to a conclusion

Plus the court can simply be ignored when it comes to data protection. See:

- Safe Harbour - Privacy Shield - Data Privacy Framework

In case you didn't know, the court retroactively voided these agreements. EU-US data transfers have been illegal for around 25 years or so thanks to that. People can sue you and win, even though the data protection authorities don't do much.

Wait, so the data transfers still happen, disrespecting the court decision?

Yes. The court voided privacy shield in a ruling known as Schrems-II. The commission then created the Data Privacy Framework which is esentially the same as privacy shield against the will of the parliament, re-enabling transatlantic data transfer.

I don't understand.

Can I get my data back? Can I retroactively avoid surveillance by US intelligence services? Has the data transfer stopped?

If the answer is "no" eact time, then please explain how the court ruling impacts me.

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