European Commission daft – official
“Symantec believes that the recent ruling will create considerable disruption and uncertainty for those companies that have relied solely on safe harbor as a means of transferring data to the United States.”
Who are these "companies that have relied solely on safe harbor"?
Take for example Eventbrite, the San Francisco-based event organiser incorporated in Delaware:
On 19 October, Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock will host the UK’s first ever Job Hack as part of the government’s commitment to ending long-term youth unemployment.So there's Mr Hancock inviting young hopefuls to a jobhack and telling them to register through Eventbrite, who tell us on their website that:The event will bring together a diverse group of talented and creative people who will work collaboratively to come up with solutions using data.
We are looking for developers and designers to come and join us on the day. If you are interested in taking part, register and tell us a bit about yourself.
13.1 Servers.It always was daft for the Government Digital Service and others in the UK to use Eventbrite for their boondoggles. Now the European Court of Justice say that it's not just daft, the European Commission were flat wrong to say that the harbour is safe.If you are visiting the Services from outside the United States, please be aware that you are sending information (including Personal Data) to the United States where our servers are located. That information may then be transferred within the United States or back out of the United States depending on the type of information and how it is stored by us. We will hold and process your Personal Data in accordance with privacy laws in the United States and this Privacy Policy. Please note that privacy laws in the United States may not be the same as, and in some cases may be less protective than, the privacy laws in your country, and while in the United States Personal Data may be subject to lawful access requests by government agencies.
13.2 Safe Harbor Frameworks.
We participate in the US-EU & US-Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks covering Personal Data gathered in the European Union member countries and Switzerland. Our participation means that we self certify that we adhere to the Safe Harbor principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, integrity, access and enforcement with respect to such personal information. For more information about these frameworks and our participation in them, please visit the US Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor website at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.