Biden signs order directing implementation of EU-US Data Privacy Framework

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - US President Joe Biden signed on Friday a new executive order directing the implementation of a new framework to protect data transfers between the EU and US estimated to enable some $7.1 trillion in bilateral trade.

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework seeks to address concerns raised by the European Court of Justice when it overturned a previous version known as the EU-US Privacy Shield framework in 2020.

"The Executive Order bolsters an already rigorous array of privacy and civil liberties safeguards for U.S. signals intelligence activities," the White House said in a statement.

"It also creates an independent and binding mechanism enabling individuals in qualifying states and regional economic integration organizations, as designated under the E.O., to seek redress if they believe their personal data was collected through U.S. signals intelligence in a manner that violated applicable U.S. law," it added.