Trump Firings Endanger EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Explained

A growing rift between the Trump administration and independent agencies is putting at risk a key international agreement that facilitates more than a trillion dollars annually of EU-US data transfers from companies ranging from retailers to big tech firms.

The Data Transfer Framework was created in 2023 as a standardized mechanism to transfer proprietary EU citizen data to the US. At the core of the agreement was the understanding that the US would provide oversight and protection mechanisms that uphold EU citizens rights, shielding them from both mishandling by tech companies and US intelligence.

However, President Donald Trump has fired ...