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EU Court — NSA Surveillance is Illegal
Alfredo Lopez
As expected, the European Union court has thrown out an agreement, forged in 2000, that allows virtually uninhibited data sharing and transfer between the United States and EU countries and is the legal basis for National Security Agency's on-line surveillance and data capture programs.
The Court's decision is binding on all EU members and violation of its decisions could end in punitive measures including fines and trade restrictions.
EU Court Chief Justice Koen Lenaerts
The decision validates an opinion issued by the EU Court's Advocate General last month that the Safe Harbor Framework — a group of trade regulations approved by the EU in 2000 — violates the laws of various EU member countries and the EU's 2009 Charter of Fundamental Rights.
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Source: http://thiscantbehappening.net/eucourtdecision2
