The European Union and the United States are closing in on an agreement that would allow European citizens, for the first time, to sue U.S. authorities in the event private data collected through criminal investigation was misused or leaked. The finalization of the Umbrella Agreement, which was unveiled by Věra Jourová, the European Commission’s justice commissioner, in an announcement on Sept. 8, would also add new guidelines for the secure transfer of information across the Atlantic.
The agreement has been in development for years, as authorities on both sides wrestled to define how their justice systems should exchange data. The agreement would allow EU citizens to file legal action against the U.S. in the event their information was misused after its collection for law enforcement and national security purposes—a right already possessed by U.S. citizens.
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