EU, US Reach Preliminary Deal to Avoid Disruption in Data Flows

Data privacy campaigners said they would study the pact.

By Reuters | Updated: 25 March 2022 17:43 IST

EU, US Reach Preliminary Deal to Avoid Disruption in Data Flows

US and EU had reached a new agreement on the transfer of data

Highlights

US and EU had reached a new agreement on data transfer
Data transfers between US and EU faced a risk of disruption earlier
Data privacy campaigners and US legal experts will analyse the final text

The European Union and the United States reached a preliminary agreement to avoid major disruption in transatlantic data flows that had been jeopardised by a ruling of the EU top court, the EU Commission head and the US President said on Friday.

Data transfers between the EU and the US have faced a risk of major disruption since a ruling of the EU Court of Justice in 2020 which invalidated a previous arrangement aimed at balancing EU privacy concerns with US surveillance measures.

"Today, we've agreed to unprecedented protections for data privacy and security for citizens," Joe Biden said in a joint news conference in Brussels with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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"I am very pleased that we have found an agreement in principle on a new framework for transatlantic data flows," von der Leyen said. "This will enable predictable and trustworthy data flows between the EU and US, safeguarding privacy and civil liberties," she added, without elaborating.

Data privacy campaigners said they would study the pact. "The final text will need more time, once this arrives we will analyse it in depth, together with our US legal experts. If it is not in line with EU law, we or another group will likely challenge it," said activist Max Schrems.

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