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Software & Information Industry Association

SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry.

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Response to Commission Implementing Decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries

10 Dec 2020

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the European Commission's draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries. SIIA is the leading technology trade association for the digital content and software industries, and connects more than 700 data, financial information, education technology, specialized content and publishing, and health technology companies. Our members depend on transatlantic data flows for a wide variety of routine and necessary commercial purposes. SIIA welcomes the European Commission's commitment to revising the standard contractual clauses to align with the GDPR and account for the complexity of modern data processing. Please see our attached comments for some of our concerns regarding the draft implementing decision and suggested changes that be can made to ensure the final implementing decision is workable, secure, and reasonably future-proof.
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