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EU-US data deal progress is a good sign, but companies still need encryption, German official says

By Matthew Newman ( October 12, 2022, 11:06 GMT | Insight) -- US legal backing for the EU-US data transfer agreement is an encouraging sign for eased trans-Atlantic data transfers, but companies should still use encryption to ensure that their transfers are protected, the head of a German state data protection authority has said. Companies should take organizational and technical measures — such as encryption — to reduce the risk that their data will be accessed by US surveillance authorities.Progress on the EU-US data transfer agreement is an encouraging sign for eased trans-Atlantic data transfers, but companies should still use encryption to ensure that their transfers are protected, the head of a German state data protection authority has said....

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