Executive Order on EU-U.S. Data Sharing Signed
On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities Executive Order (Executive Order or EO), which implements the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). Implementation of the EU-U.S. DPF is a crucial step in building a reliable and trusted data flow mechanism between the EU and U.S. to replace the invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield). Below we provide background on the cross-border data transfer issues that led to the creation of the EU-U.S. DPF, highlights of the EO, and an outline of next steps and timing for impacted businesses.
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