Privacy Advocates Say , New US-EU Data Framework , Fails to Address Concerns.<br />On July 10, the European Union signed a new agreement <br />over data privacy and how users' personal information <br />is transferred from the EU to the United States.<br />NBC reports that the new EU- U.S. Data Privacy <br />Framework is aimed at easing concerns over <br />electronic spying by American intelligence organizations.<br />According to the EU's executive commission, <br />the new framework contains an adequate <br />level of protection for users' private data.<br />NBC reports that the framework is comparable to the bloc's <br />data protection standards, which allows information to be <br />transferred between the EU and U.S. without extra security.<br />In October, U.S. President Joe Biden signed off on an executive order <br />to implement the framework based on a preliminary agreement <br />with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.<br />In October, U.S. President Joe Biden signed off on an executive order <br />to implement the framework based on a preliminary agreement <br />with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.<br />Personal data can now flow freely <br />and safely from the European Economic <br />Area to the United States without any <br />further conditions or authorizations, Didier Reynders, E.U. Justice Commissioner, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that the EU and the U.S. have long <br />clashed over lax data privacy laws in the U.S.<br />According to Max Schrems, <br />an EU privacy advocate, the new framework <br />fails to resolve critical privacy issues. .<br />According to Max Schrems, <br />an EU privacy advocate, the new framework <br />fails to resolve critical privacy issues. .<br />Just announcing that something is ‘new’, <br />‘robust’ or ‘effective’ does not cut it before <br />the Court of Justice. We would need <br />changes in U.S. surveillance law to make <br />this work — and we simply don’t have it, Didier Reynders, E.U. Justice Commissioner, via NBC.<br />Schrems legal campaign began with a complaint revolving around his <br />Facebook data following whistleblower Edward Snowden's revelation <br />that the U.S. monitors online data and communications.<br />Schrems legal campaign began with a complaint revolving around his <br />Facebook data following whistleblower Edward Snowden's revelation <br />that the U.S. monitors online data and communications
