Trying to reassure Europe, Biden signs order on E.U.-U.S. data privacy
U.S. President Joe Biden set safeguards against American intelligence agencies misusing personal information.
E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor
The E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor was a data privacy framework that allowed for the legal transfer of personal data from E.U. nations to the U.S. It was declared invalid by the European Court of Justice in 2015 due to concerns over inadequate protections for E.U. data from U.S. government surveillance.
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European Union's top court finds data vulnerable to U.S. spying
The ruling invalidated an E.U.-U.S. data privacy shield for not adequately protecting against U.S. intelligence snooping.