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EU Court Backs Latest Data Transfer Deal Agreed by US and EU
The EU General Court's ruling affirms legal protections for transatlantic data flows, supporting over 2,800 US companies relying on the framework for business operations.
- The EU's General Court approved a data transfer framework between the EU and the US, ensuring legal certainty for companies involved in cross-Atlantic data transfers for commercial use, such as payroll and cloud services.
- The ruling supports the European Commission's position that the deal offers adequate protection for personal data transferred to the US.
- French lawmaker Philippe Latombe argued the agreement lacked sufficient guarantees for privacy, while the General Court sided with the Commission, allowing his potential appeal to the CJEU.
- Despite the ruling, privacy activist Max Schrems expressed ongoing concerns about US laws affecting European citizens' data protection.
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EU court backs latest data transfer deal agreed by US and EU
A data transfer deal agreed by the European Union and the United States two years ago to replace two previous pacts rejected by a higher tribunal was given the green light by Europe's second-highest court on Wednesday.
EU court allows Data Protection Framework to stand
Now you've gone and done it: Privacy lawyer says he's working on challenge to 2023 Data Protection Framework The European Union General Court (EGC) has rejected a challenge to the US-EU Data Privacy Framework (DPF) allowing data to continue flowing across the pond, but the challenges are unlikely to stop there.…
A data transfer deal agreed by the European Union and the United States two years ago to replace two previous pacts rejected by a higher tribunal was given the green light by Europe's second-highest court on Wednesday.
Data should flow uncomplicatedly between the EU and the US, while complying with high protection standards. Is this sufficient for the existing agreement? Yes, the EU court says - and at the same time sends an important signal. By C. Kehlbach and A. Lagmöller.
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