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EU keeps close eye on private data protection changes in US

Xinhua, January 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova told journalists here on Friday that the European Commission was being "vigilant" on developments in the United States that could affect the protection of EU citizens' private data.

Addressing a press conference after an informal meeting of justice ministers in Malta, Jourova said the EU maintained high standards of data protection.

She said these standards must accompany the data once it left European soil.

Fears have been raised on the future of a EU-U.S. data transfer framework after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that affects the handling of private data from non-U.S. citizens.

Jourova said the European Commission had had a good relationship based on trust with the previous U.S. administration in this regard.

She said this trust needed to be renewed, adding she should be meeting her U.S. counterparts in the coming months.

The commissioner said she would be seeking reassurance from the Trump administration that the Privacy Shield would remain in force. Endit