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The ECJ today effectively struck down the ‘Safe Harbour’ Agreement that had been at the heart of data transfer policy between the EU and the US. It’s a big deal. Read more about it at the following links:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/us-eu-ireland-privacy-idUSKCN0S00NT20151006
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1006/732665-safe-harbour-ecj/
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/eu-court-strikes-down/2173276.html
https://euobserver.com/justice/130569
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/europes-court-justice-nsa-surveilance
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/06/safe_harbour_walls_come_tumbling_down/
http://www.dw.com/en/europes-top-court-declares-eu-us-data-deal-invalid/a-18763145
So this just broke!
Keep checking back and I’ll update this post with new links to new sites as they arrive:
For starters:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0923/729706-eu-us-data-privacy/
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/23/us-intelligence-services-surveillance-privacy
http://www.zdnet.com/article/safe-harbour-data-sharing-rules-are-invalid-say-european-court-expert/