Data Transfers

EU and US agree new transatlantic data transfer deal

European Commission president says EU executive adopted a so-called adequacy decision, allowing thousands of firms to safely ship data to the US without fear of violating EU privacy law

In 2020, the EU’s top court annulled the so-called Privacy Shield, the previous pact regulating transatlantic data flows

The European Union and the US have come to agreement on a new deal governing transatlantic data transfers.

The agreement comes after the EU said US president Joe Biden had addressed warnings from courts that American security agencies could unfairly access citizens’ data.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said the EU’s executive adopted a so-called adequacy decision, allowing thousands of firms to safely ship data to the US without fear of ...