Companies urge data transfer deal before US-EU Trade and Technology Council

During the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Wednesday, companies and trade groups urged officials to reach a deal on trans-Atlantic data flows, saying an agreement is key to the economy and digital innovation, The Wall Street Journal reports. “Trans-Atlantic data flows are enablers for everything we want to see done in technology,” Information Technology Industry Council Executive Vice President of Policy Rob Strayer said.