By Jyoti Jha
The European Union on Monday signed a new agreement regarding the privacy of people’s personal information that gets around the Atlantic. This has been aimed at easing European concerns regarding the electronic spying of American intelligence agencies.
The data privacy network between the US and the EU has the presence of an adequate amount of protection for personal data, as stated by the executive of the European Union. This means it is far more relaxed compared to the stringent data policies related to 27 nations within the EU. Due to this, organizations have the liberty to effectively move data from Europe to the United States without any added security.
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order in October for the implementation of the deal by reaching a preliminary agreement with the European Commission President by reaching a preliminary agreement with the President of the European Commission.
Moreover, Washington and Brussels have made significant efforts to resolve their dispute in terms of the safety of E.U. citizens’ data that tech organizations store in the US. This has been regarding two years before when data agreements between two nations were thrown off.
Steps Taken To Protect The Data Of EU Citizens
After the signing of the data protection deal, it has been noted that if any citizens of the European Union feel their data has been violated by any means, then they can complain to the Data Protection Review Court.
This court has been formed with the presence of judges who do not belong to the jurisdiction of the United States. This has been done for the purpose of maintaining neutrality when dealing with data breaches.
Various businesses which have ties in the EU and USA have welcomed this decision for the purpose of having a legal path for the transfer of data that tends to occur cross-border.
So, this decision has allowed many individuals and organizations across the Atlantic to have a better chance of conducting business by having an appropriate legal path for the transfer of cross-border data.
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