United States Deeply Concerned About EU’s New Privacy Guidelines: Commerce Secretary

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, a member of the U.S. trade delegation to China, returns to a hotel in Beijing, China May 3, 2018. Even if he manages to get the Chinese to reduce the trade deficit, the consequences for the dollar would be huge. Reuters/Jason Lee

LONDON—The United States is deeply concerned that the new European Union privacy guidelines will change how companies do business, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said, adding that the regulation should be implemented in a way to minimize barriers to trade.

New European privacy regulations went into effect last Friday that will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data.