An executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump to crack down on illegal immigration will not undermine two data transfer agreements between the United States and the EU, Washington wrote in a letter to allay European concerns.An executive order signed by Trump on Jan. 25 aiming to toughen enforcement of U.S. immigration law rattled the European Union as it appeared to suggest Europeans would not be given the same privacy protections as U.S. citizens.The order directs U.S. agencies to “exclude persons who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents from the protections of the Privacy Act regarding personally identifiable information.”Securing equal treatment of EU citizens was key to agreeing the Umbrella Agreement whoch protects law enforcement data shared between the United States and the EU.
Källa: U.S. says Trump order will not undermine data transfer deals with EU | Reuters
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