Global Privacy Challenges

BY PAUL SCHWARTZ, JEFFERSON E. PEYSER PROFESSOR OF LAW AT THE UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE BERKELEY CENTER FOR LAW & TECHNOLOGY

Europe and the US take very different approaches to privacy. This causes challenges for global companies, which need to move information across the Atlantic. Paul Schwartz, a leading expert on privacy law, predicts a period of continued uncertainty, as recent developments in EU privacy law complicate the landscape.