UK-to-US Data Transfers Resume Under Revamped Sharing Framework

US companies can start using a new mechanism to digitally transfer consumers’ personal data from the United Kingdom without taking extra protective steps as a revamped compliance framework takes effect on Thursday.

Eligible companies hoping to use the international data bridge—updated to address concerns about the breadth of US intelligence agencies’ surveillance—will have to self-certify adherence to a set of privacy protections consistent with the European Union’s landmark 2016 data privacy law. The pact, the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, follows an executive order from President Joe Biden that strengthened privacy protections surrounding intelligence-gathering and will enable ...