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Supreme Court Declares FTC Non-Independent, EU-U.S. Data Deal Crumbles

6/30/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Supreme Court ruled Federal Trade Commission is not independent, overturning a pillar of EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and following Trump v. Slaughter that challenges the 10 July 2023 adequacy decision.
Max Schrems of NOYB said the decision makes the EU-U.S. deal dead and mailed the European Commission on 30 June 2026 urging an exit from U.S. cloud services.
NOYB requested repeal and analysts warn firms face risk though the framework stays in force.

History

Historical Context

After the ECJ invalidated the Safe Harbor pact on 6 October 2015, the EU and U.S. launched the Privacy Shield in July 2016, which the Court again struck down on 16 July 2020 in Schrems II. The European Commission then introduced the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework in March 2022, while the European Data Protection Board warned that non-compliance could trigger fines of up to 4 % of a company’s annual revenue.

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Story summary

U.S. Supreme Court ruled Federal Trade Commission is not independent, overturning a pillar of EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and following Trump v. Slaughter that challenges the 10 July 2023 adequacy decision.
Max Schrems of NOYB said the decision makes the EU-U.S. deal dead and mailed the European Commission on 30 June 2026 urging an exit from U.S. cloud services.
NOYB requested repeal and analysts warn firms face risk though the framework stays in force.

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