On March 25, 2022, US President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the United States and European Commission have agreed in principle to a Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. This new framework aims to address deficiencies identified by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Schrems II, which struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield over concerns regarding US surveillance programs and a lack of grievance mechanisms available to EU citizens. While the agreement is still "in principle" and specific details have yet to be determined, if approved, this agreement will reimplement an important legal mechanism necessary to facilitate data transfers between the European Union and the United States.

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