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On July 10, 1962, NASA launched Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite linking Europe and the United States through live television transmission. Sixty-one years later, on July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), the third attempt at creating a bridge across the Atlantic for transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. The DPF re-establishes a popular legal mechanism for permitting personal data flows between these two major economic players, potentially alleviating business concerns for many while also addressing concerns about how U.S. intelligence agencies handle Europeans’ personal information. This long-awaited decision has been met with cautious optimism, and most companies should carefully consider whether and how to use this newly approved personal data transfer mechanism.