Eu Can Suspend New Data Transfer Pact With U.s. If Worried About Privacy: Official

[Ron Burgundy]

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A new data transfer pact between the European Union and Washington will give the EU the right to pull the plug on the deal if it fears the United States is not safeguarding privacy enough, the EU Justice Commissioner said on Thursday. A previous transatlantic data transfer framework, Safe Harbour, was struck down on Oct. 6 by the European Union's top court because of worries about mass U.S. surveillance practices. Details of these were revealed in 2013 when former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked details of U.S. government spying programs, causing an outcry in Europe over the extent of U.S. government's data grabbing.

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