U.S. and E.U. Finalize Long-Awaited Deal on Sharing Data

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A deal to ensure that data from Meta, Google and scores of other companies can continue flowing between the United States and European Union was finalized on Monday, after the digital transfer of personal information between the two jurisdictions had been thrown into doubt because of privacy concerns.The decision adopted by the European Commission is the final step in a yearslong process and resolves — at least for now — a dispute about American intelligence agencies’ ability to gain access to data about European Union residents. The debate pitted U.S. national security concerns against European privacy rights.The accord, known as the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, gives Europeans the ability to object …

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