Supreme Court decision threatens EU-US data transfer agreement

A Supreme Court ruling questioning the independence of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) poses a significant threat to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), a key agreement enabling data transfers between the two regions. Max Schrems, a privacy advocate, plans to sue to invalidate the DPF, potentially disrupting a €1.7 trillion transatlantic trade flow and forcing companies like Meta and Google to reconsider their data transfer strategies. The European Commission and EDPB are assessing the implications and exploring potential responses, highlighting the precarious legal position of the framework.