"EU and US Reach Historic Data-Sharing Agreement"

The United States and European Union have finalized a data-sharing deal, known as the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which allows data from companies like Meta and Google to continue flowing between the two jurisdictions. The agreement resolves a dispute over American intelligence agencies' access to data about European Union residents and gives Europeans the ability to object when they believe their personal information has been collected improperly. The deal establishes a new independent review body, the Data Protection Review Court, to hear appeals. However, some European lawmakers and privacy activists argue that the agreement lacks adequate safeguards against indiscriminate surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies.