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EPIC says transatlantic data transfers at risk unless White House adds PCLOB members

( January 31, 2025, 17:38 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Electronic Privacy Information Center said the Data Privacy Framework that underlies the legal transfer of personal data between Europe and the US could be at legal risk unless the Trump Administration restores members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which has oversight responsibility for the DPF. “The PCLOB’s independence and functionality were cornerstones of a Data Privacy Framework already under intense scrutiny within the EU," said Calli Schroeder, EPIC's global privacy counsel. "The longer this critical component of the agreement is unable to operate, the more likely we are to see this Framework invalidated and data transfers between the EU and U.S. come to a halt.”Text of EPIC statement follows in full:...

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