U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson called on major U.S. cloud operators to keep U.S. data security standards front of mind despite their growing compliance requirements in other global jurisdictions. In the letter, Ferguson acknowledged companies may feel pressured to “censor and weaken data security protections” of U.S. citizens under certain digital regulations. Meanwhile, the European Commission published an overview of the new trade agreement with the U.S., including details on how enforcement of the EU digital rulebook will remain status quo.Â
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