Author(s):
Henry Farrell
Publication Date:
December 16, 2015
Publication Type:
Other Writing
Two months ago, the European Court of Justice issued a ruling that effectively invalidated the Safe Harbor arrangement, an agreement that big U.S. multinationals and e-commerce firms use to move personal information across the Atlantic. The court’s ruling was largely motivated by the threat that U.S. surveillance undermined the privacy rights of European citizens. Read more » about Here’s how Washington weaponized America’s IT companies and why it backfired