US firms on thin ice over Europe privacy laws

Frankfurt

THE free flow of data across the Atlantic, the lifeblood of modern business dealings, faces an uncertain future, despite a belated, high-level deal between European and US officials last week.

Restive regulators in Europe are gearing up to enforce tough privacy laws and further court challenges await, activists say.

The breakdown of the main framework for providing legal cover for cross-border data transfers has compan…