The extraterritorial scope of certain US laws allows intelligence agencies to access the data of European citizens and organizations without their consent, disregarding EU regulations and running counter to European “digital sovereignty”. Sharply criticized on both sides of the Atlantic, the extension of the FISA law passed at the end of April 2024 is an impediment to EU-US cooperation in the digital domain just before the European and US elections.

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