EU-US data pact approved; privacy advocates to appeal because of US surveillance.

The European Commission today decided it is safe for personal data to be transferred from the European Union to US-based companies, handing a victory to firms like Facebook and Google despite protests from privacy advocates who worry about US government surveillance.

    • animist
      9•1 year ago

      It’s all neoliberals now letting the fReE mArKeT decide

    • Eggyhead
      2•1 year ago

      Neither big tech nor us can likely comprehend that amount of cash. For us it’s likely an amount that would change our lives. For them it’s likely an amount they don’t even realize is even missing.

  • MoogleMaestro
    9•1 year ago

    I’m honestly very surprised by this. What is the point of having data regulations if they can simply host the data somewhere else to avoid them in the first place?
    #privacy #europe

  • GunnarRunnar
    6•1 year ago

    Seems pretty insane to do this now that EU is looking to be more self-reliant on the military front.

  • bedrooms
    4•1 year ago

    Sorry, I’m writing this everywhere, but the bigger concern is dictatorships stealing personal data for their advantage. And I’m sure they won’t care too much about EU laws regarding private data collection. The EU should focus their resources on that fight instead.

  • Chris_ni
    1•1 year ago

    I’m not too worried about this. It’ll likely get struck down in the courts like the last ruling.