U.S. Chamber, tech groups suggest ways to improve European Union’s data protection system

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups this week suggested ways in which the European Union might make its General Data Protection Regulation run more smoothly, contending they could help U.S. businesses operating overseas.

Earlier this month the European Commission opened a process to assess the effectiveness of the GDPR, which came into force in May 2018, by asking for input to inform a report set to be released in May. All comments were due by April...