Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid

Europe’s highest court on Tuesday struck down an international agreement that had allowed companies to move people’s digital data between the European Union and the United States.

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The ruling, by the European Court of Justice, could make it more difficult for global technology giants — including the likes of Amazon and Apple, Google and Facebook — to collect and mine online information from their millions of users in the 28-member European Union. The court declared the data-transfer agreement, which is known as Safe Harbor, immediately invalid. More...