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Handling of EU data-transfer complaints under review by US oversight board

By Matthew Newman ( April 21, 2026, 12:28 GMT | Insight) -- US privacy oversight officials are reviewing the handling of EU citizens' complaints about how their personal data is treated under the EU-US data transfer agreement, a senior US official said Tuesday. The US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is a key part of the legal scaffolding for the agreement that emerged in 2023 after the EU-US Privacy Shield was struck down by EU judges in part because of redress concerns.The US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is reviewing how it handles complaints from EU citizens about how their personal data is treated under a trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement, a senior US official said Tuesday....

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