While the Schrems decision from the European Court of Justice was recognizable to most U.S. compliance and legal practitioners as (1) an extension of the EU’s greater desire for privacy than is generally allowed in the United States, and (2) continued retribution by the European Union for the Snowden revelations about NSA spying; there was an announcement recently that had the Man From FCPA scratching his head around EU data and privacy.

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...