Trade Associations urge support for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

An international cadre of business advocacy organizations cosigned a letter Tuesday sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Council requesting that European Union legislators formally ratify the commitments made between the EU and U.S. governments on data privacy, specifically in relation to the EU’s current adequacy decision process.  A total of 41 organizations from both continents wrote in support of the privacy framework’s restrictions on surveilling American citizens and providing recourse for EU citizens who believe they have been victims of unlawful surveillance. They asked for more scholastic and expert review of the regulations outlined in the framework....