Europe’s Top Court Strikes Down Key Rules Of U.S.-EU Data Transfer

By Colin Dwyer

The European Court of Justice found that Privacy Shield — which counts Facebook and Twitter among its participants — failed to protect the data privacy rights of Europeans.

In its ruling Thursday, the European Court of Justice found that the agreement known as Privacy Shield fails to adequately protect Europeans’ data, largely because of U.S. surveillance programs.

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