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ECJ's decision right step towards data privacy?

Rachel BaigOctober 6, 2015

In a far-reaching verdict that could affect companies such as Facebook and Google, Europe's highest court has ruled that a pact that allows data transfers between the US and EU as invalid. Was it the right decision?

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