US lawmakers ask trade czar to stem data threats

By Marcy Gordon

Published December 16, 2013 12:01pm ET

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US lawmakers ask trade czar to stem data threats — A bipartisan group of House members has sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, insisting that nations abandon efforts to prevent U.S. companies from processing commercial and personal data from customers in Europe as a condition of pending trade pacts. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) | Achmad Ibrahim

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress want the Obama administration to demand that U.S. allies back away from proposed restrictions on international data transmissions, saying those actions could hurt U.S. companies.

Some nations are seeking to tighten the flow of data after reports this fall of the National Security Agency conducting massive information-gathering efforts abroad.

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