EU MEPs Adopt Resolution Against Adequacy Decision Of The EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework

Seems to be another (and maybe final) nail in the coffin for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). In a resolution from the MEPs of the EU Civil Liberties Committee, they recommended that the EU Parliament not grant the DPF an adequacy decision that would allow for flow of personal data from the EU to the U.S. without the use of standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or another lawful method of transfer. The MEPs recommendation is based on the following findings:

• While the DPF creates the Data Protection Review Court, it took issue with the fact that its decisions would be secret, thus violating the rights to access and rectify data about them. The judges on the court could also be dismissed by the President of the United States, who could also overrule the court, reducing the court's independence.