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POLITICO: Trump dismantles surveillance watchdog, triggering Europe’s privacy PTSD
January 23, 2025
The board requires at least three members to perform its oversight duties. Experts are concerned that if the ousted members are not quickly replaced, it could affect the ability of the data privacy framework to function.
“A non-functioning PCLOB could undermine the Framework’s functioning and thus its adequacy and cause real headaches for companies like Google, Amazon and Meta that rely on it to transfer Europeans’ personal data to the U.S.,” said Jeramie Scott, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s Project on Surveillance Oversight.
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