Microsoft to assist European Commission in defense of EU-US data-sharing agreement
Court says Redmond can file briefs, take part in hearings amid challenge to the current path Big Tech's data spice uses to legally flow
Microsoft says it is trying to help the European Commission see off a legal threat to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework agreement - relied on by organizations to legally move data between the bloc and the US.
In a weekend blog post, the software biz confirmed the Court of Justice of the European Union had granted its application to formally intervene in a case challenging the framework, which has supported data between the two economic super-powers since 2023.
Microsoft thinks the case before the court will determine whether its enterprise customers — of which there are many — can continue under the existing pact.
“Companies across the globe rely on data flows to manage their people, produce their goods and services, and distribute products to...
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