EU can suspend new data transfer pact with U.S. if worried about privacy: Official

December 10, 2015 creative data-transfer, edward-snowden, european-union, facebook, julia-fioretti, leaked-details, security, united, usa

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A new data transfer pact between the European Union and Washington will give the EU the right to pull the plug on the deal if it fears the United States is not safeguarding privacy enough, the EU Justice Commissioner said on Thursday. A previous transatlantic data transfer framework, Safe Harbour, was struck down on Oct. 6 by the European Union's top court because of worries about mass U.S.

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EU can suspend new data transfer pact with U.S. if worried about privacy: Official