EU privacy body raises concerns about possible U.S. data transfer pact


FILE PHOTO Andrea Jelinek the head of the European Data Protection Board EDPB a new European body created to enforce the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR gives a news conference on the day the European data privacy regulation enters into force in Brussels Belgium May 25 2018. REUTERSYves Herman

FILE PHOTO: Andrea Jelinek, the head of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a new European body created to enforce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), gives a news conference on the day the European data privacy regulation enters into force, in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union data protection watchdog on Tuesday expressed concerns about a European Commission draft decision that could pave the way for a new data transfer pact with the United States, saying more should be done to protect Europeans' privacy rights.

The European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) non-binding opinion comes after the Commission issued a draft decision in December saying U.S. safeguards against American intelligence activities were strong enough to address EU data privacy concerns.

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