EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said she will advocate for a new data access agreement when she meets with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, EURACTIV.com reports. Jourová is seeking an agreement to allow U.S. and EU law enforcement agencies to demand user data from tech companies. Following the passing of the CLOUD Act allowing the U.S. government to negotiate transfers with individual countries, Jourová aims to prevent individual member states from negotiating their own deals. “The whole context is very relevant for this whole matter because for the reciprocal exchange of data related to criminal activities, there must be quite a lot of mutual trust,” said Jourová. “So if the mood would be worsening in the future, it would also weaken the position for having an agreement.”
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