Protecting personal data has become of deep concern for the EU (photo:eurativ)

(VOVworld) – The EU and US have clinched a deal protecting personal data shared for law enforcement purposes, such as terrorism investigations.
The two sides have been negotiating for four years over the agreement that would protect personal data exchanged between police and judicial authorities in the course of investigations, as well as between companies and law enforcement authorities. Protecting personal data has become of deep concern for the EU since US former intelligence Edward Snowden revealed the mass US surveillance of European citizens.