The leader of the second largest bloc, Martin Schulz of the Socialist and Democrats commented that "signing this agreement was a mistake by EU governments...they thought they could get away with such a poor agreement, which is not in line with fundamental rights".
Pirmā ES - ASV vienošanās par datu apmaiņu tika noslēgta 2007. gadā, kad Eiropas datu aizsardzības iestādes pieprasīja garantijas, ka netiks pārkāpti ES privātuma aizsardzības likumi.