The US Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter that the FTC cannot be an independent agency. The decision calls into question the independence requirement for the EU‑US Data Privacy Framework, effectively collapsing the adequacy decision. The European Commission may need to repeal the framework and controllers must reassess data transfers.
Why it matters: The ruling threatens the legal basis for EU‑US personal data flows, forcing a reassessment of cross‑border transfers.
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