Author(s):
Henry Farrell
Publication Date:
January 31, 2016
Publication Type:
Other Writing
The European Union and the United States are about to give us some idea of how their negotiations over the Safe Harbor dispute are going. The European Court of Justice ruled that the Safe Harbor arrangement — a critical bridge for e-commerce firms and other businesses that need to move personal information across the Atlantic — was invalid, because it did not protect European citizens against U.S. surveillance. Companies like Facebook and Google are waiting with some trepidation to find out, since a collapse of negotiations might have very serious implications for their business model. Read more » about If U.S. privacy negotiations with Europe fail, it’s a recipe for chaos
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This article by Henry Farrell originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on January 31, 2016 at 11:00AM
