DOJ Releases Full Text of EU-US Umbrella Agreement, EPIC Says

The Justice Department "finally released" the full text of the EU-U.S. umbrella agreement, the Electronic Privacy Information Center said Monday on its website. EPIC sued the department last year when it didn't act on the group's Freedom of Information Act request. The agreement, EPIC said, "outlines data transfers between EU and US law enforcement agencies, and is the basis for the Judicial Redress Act currently before Congress." EPIC had asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay consideration of the bill until a hearing is held on it as well as when the umbrella agreement is made public. The committee is holding a hearing Thursday on the bill (see 1601270025).