In 2016, cybersecurity will dominate the agenda of the C-Suite.
However, that will not be the only data governance concern for
organizations. Re-tooling how organizations move data
internationally will also be a major pre-occupation of general
counsel and privacy officers.
Focus on the US
International data transfers will dominate the agendas of global
businesses headquartered in the US in the wake of the Schrems
decision by the European Union Court of Justice. On October 6,
2015, the EU Court declared that personal data cannot be
transferred from the EU to the US in reliance on the recipient
organization's Safe Harbor certification. The US Safe Harbor
program allowed organizations to certify compliance with the Safe
Harbor Principles and to voluntarily bring themselves within the
jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission if they fail to comply
with the Safe Harbor Principles. Although the European Commission
has been working on a potential Safe Harbor 2.0, a US
