U.S. Sees New EU Data-Sharing Pact Within Reach

41

s1.reutersmediaA new transatlantic data-sharing agreement is within reach after the “Safe Harbour” deal used by thousands of companies to comply with EU privacy law was struck down by the highest EU court this month, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said. The so-called “Safe Harbour 2.0” agreement currently being negotiated would meet European concerns about the transfer of data to the United States, Pritzker told journalists in Frankfurt on Thursday during a visit to Germany.

“A solution is within hand…

Read more at Reuters