Raimondo: US Has Fully Implemented Data Transfer Deal With EU

The U.S. has “fulfilled its commitments” for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday (see 2304050062). Commitments include Attorney General Merrick Garland’s designation of the EU and three other countries as qualifying states subject to a redress mechanism established under executive order 14086 on Enhancing Safeguards for U.S. Signals Intelligence Activities, she said. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Monday “confirmed that the U.S. Intelligence Community has adopted its policies and procedures pursuant to EO 14086,” Raimondo said. The U.S. is committed to “facilitating data flows between our respective jurisdictions while protecting individual rights and personal data,” she said. The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauded the administration’s efforts to sustain transatlantic data flows. President Matt Schruers urged EU member states to “approve the adequacy decision without delay to restore legal certainty for businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.”