Mass Surveillance

Mass Surveillance by U.S. Leads EU Court to Strike Down Trans-Atlantic Data Pact

Court strikes down U.S./EU “Safe Harbor” Agreement The European Union Court of Justice this week struck down the “Safe Harbor” data transfer agreement, saying the fifteen year old deal does not adequately protect its citizens’ data from mass surveillance by U.S. authorities. The Court stated that the data agreement “enables interference, by United States public…