EU Gives U.S. 3-Month Ultimatum to Seal Data-Privacy Deal
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The European Union set a three-month deadline to reach a new trans-Atlantic deal on data-transfers after the bloc’s top court struck down a 15-year-old pact that risked giving American spies unfettered access to EU citizens’ private details.
“We need an agreement with our U.S. partners in the next three months,” Andrus Ansip, the European Commission vice-president for digital issues, said in an e-mailed statement on Friday. “The commission has been asked to take swift action: this is what we are doing. Today we provide clear guidelines and we commit to a clear timeframe to conclude current negotiations.”