UK and U.S. Announce Commitment to “Data Bridge”

On
June
8,
2023,
the
United
Kingdom
and
the
United
States

announced
they
reached
a
commitment
in
principle
to
establish
the
UK
Extension
to
the
Data
Privacy
Framework,
which
will
create
a
“data
bridge”
between
the
two
countries.
U.S.
companies
approved
to
join
the
framework
would
be
able
to
receive
UK
personal
data
under
the
new
data
bridge.

According
to
the
UK
government,
the
data
bridge
would
remove
the
“burden”
of
putting
in
place
“costly
contract
clauses
.
.
.
to
ensure
protection
and
privacy
standards
are
maintained.”
The
announcement
states
that
the
key
pillars
underpinning
the
commitment
are
“strengthening
the
rights
and
safeguards
of
UK
individuals,
ensuring
robust
and
reliable
data
flows,
and
reducing
burdens
on
business.”
It
also
provides
that
further
“technical
work”
will
be
required
in
the
coming
months
before
determining
whether
the
data
bridge
will
be
established.

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