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Big Tech can transfer Europeans’ data to US in win for Facebook and Google (arstechnica.com)

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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.

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[-] RossoErcole@kbin.social 78 points 1 year ago

What the fuck, why did we give in?

[-] Eggyhead@kbin.social 34 points 1 year ago

Money, probably.

[-] shinjiikarus@mylem.eu 19 points 1 year ago

With the recent bribery scandal, EU officials seem to come really cheap.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

Have you seen what it takes to buy off a US politician? A few thousand is enough in some cases.

[-] RossoErcole@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It wasn't as widespread as initially feared

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