EU court's upholding of EU-US data-flows deal set for appeal by French lawmaker
By Júlia Tar ( November 6, 2025, 11:05 GMT | Insight) -- The EU-US Data Privacy Framework faces a further legal challenge from French lawmaker Philippe Latombe. He plans to appeal the EU General Court's ruling in September that upheld European Commission approval of the trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement. He argues that the framework fails to provide sufficient safeguards against US surveillance and violates EU data protection and fundamental rights standards.A French lawmaker who failed in a court challenge to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework plans to appeal, according to an update to the EU Court of Justice's website. ...
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