Biden's satisfaction with 'data deal' with Europe

US President Joe Biden has welcomed the European Commission’s decision on data transfers with the US. US President Joe Biden has welcomed the European Commission’s announcement of a new data transfer agreement with the US that aims to end legal uncertainty surrounding thousands of companies transferring personal data across the Atlantic. “This decision reflects our shared commitment to strong data privacy protections and will create greater economic opportunities for our countries and companies on both sides of the Atlantic,” Biden said in a statement. Biden signed an executive order in October 2022 to implement a new framework to protect the privacy of personal data shared between the US and Europe. The new framework is designed to fill a significant gap in data protections across the Atlantic since a European court struck down an earlier version in 2020.