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- "the hearing - takes place in the European Parliament - at the time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "when the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR - comes into effect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the GDPR - boosts people’s rights - online !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for example by ensuring - that companies obtain consent - before using data !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( rather than taking silence - as implied assent ! )"
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- "companies breaking the rules - can be fined € 20bn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "or 4% - of their global turnover !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Mark Zuckerberg - from Facebook - spoke to the European Parliament’s - "conference of presidents" !"
_________________________________________
- "the leaders of major political groupings - Zuckerberg was up with his opening statement !"
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- "there he highlighted Facebook’s - safety check tool !"
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- "but it was also clear - that they had not done enough - prevented those tools being misused !"
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- "there were mistakes - and he was sorry for that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "MEP Manfred Weber said - was Cambridge Analytica - an isolated case ?!"
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- "can you guarantee - that another scandal - will not happen ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "did you personally make the decision - to not notify your users ?! - ( that their data - was being used ! )"
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- "between Europe and the US - there was a different understanding - of what was allowed !"
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- "and not allowed to publish - Europe is often stricter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there are a lot of EU member states at the moment - asking Facebook to voluntarily - ban messages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "adding that "asking" - must be "telling" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is time to discuss breaking up - Facebook !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "can you convince me - not to do so ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the social democrat Udo Bullmann said - "were you ready - to completely comply" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with the data regulation in Europe - GDPR ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "can you guarantee Facebook - was in line with the rules ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and that Facebook would not sell data - to third parties - without proper consent ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "how can you guarantee - that no manipulation of the vote - would happen ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in which way would you adapt - your business model - to ensure that ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there is the right - of self-government - of nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Syed Kamall noted concerns - to stop Facebook collecting her data !"
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- "was the only way for her - by staying off the Internet altogether ?!"
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- "was it morally acceptable - collected non-Facebook users’ data ?!"
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- "without them knowing - what you do with it ?!"
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- "Guy Verhofstadt said - he knew Zuckerberg - through Dave Eggers’ - "the Circle" ! - ( a book - about a tech company ! )"
_________________________________________
- "this is now the 15th apology - of Zuckerberg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "this year Zuckerberg - before has apologised - three times already !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "are you capable - to fix it ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there have to be clearly - problems !"
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- "the best way to fix it - is to have public regulation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it was a bit like the banks in 2007 - they said - "oh - they will regulate themselves" !"
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- "Verhofstadt said Apple and Google as competitors - would be like a car company saying - you could take a train or a plane !"
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- "Verhofstadt asked - whether Facebook - would be willing to split off !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Messenger - and WhatsApp - or keep Instagram ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there was a big problem - you have to ask yourself - how will you be remembered ?!"
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- "the Green MEP Philippe Lamberts said - would Facebook promise ?!"
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- ""systematic" - and "public" transparency - on all electoral campaigns ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "would it allow all users - to opt-out - of targeted advertising ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "did it view itself - as producing content - or a neutral platform ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "would it publish a list - of people it employed - and their salaries ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "would Facebook publish its - tax affairs - in every country ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the socialist MEP Gabriele Zimmer - criticises the way Facebook !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "has degraded - since it was formed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it has to change - there must be much less - fake news !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "can the Facebook business model - be changed ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and more be a - communication platform ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Zimmer then noted that Facebook’s verbal support of GDPR - was not in concert with some actions of the company !"
_________________________________________
- "the DUP’s Diane Dodds - attacked Zuckerberg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there must be a crack down - on fake accounts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( with no bullying ! )"
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- "can you tell us - how you define acceptable comment - on the site ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "about Cambridge Analytica - did Facebook check compliance - by companies ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which specific things would Facebook do - to prevent another scandal ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Claude Moraes from the Labour party - noted the difference - between Congress - and the EU !"
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- "the EU was here - gestures up - in terms of regulation - and the US was there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "was the protection of privacy - in Facebook apps - actually the tip of the iceberg ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "why blocked Facebook - 200 apps - for potential infringements ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "would Facebook give - all its users access - to their full marketing profiles ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Green MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht - the GDPR rapporteur - welcomed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that Facebook - was complying - with GDPR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in the US Senate you responded - "you collected some data - for security purposes" ! - ( from logged-out users ! )"
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- "can you promise - this was not used - for other purposes ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "would you promise to the EU - WhatsApp - and Facebook users ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that there would not be any exchange - of data ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Mark Zuckerberg answered - he would never be perfect on this !"
_________________________________________
- "his adversaries - especially on the election side - would have access to the same tools !"
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- "but his vision was moving from one of reactive management - to a more proactively flagging things !"
_________________________________________
- "Zuckerberg simply repeated - his opening statement - for the second time !"
_________________________________________
- "a final question from Albrecht - whether Facebook would commit - to separating data ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "and another from Lamberts - whether Zuckerberg would opt out - from targeted advertising ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "but Zuckerberg refused - to answer the questions !"
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- "Zuckerberg stood up - and left the room !"
_________________________________________
- "as the MEPs huddled and commiserated - with each other - about the lack of a real debate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "the European Parliamentarians were left unsatisfied - left frustrated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( stonewalling ! )"
_________________________________________
- "as Zuckerberg avoided giving any specifics - Zuckerberg responded in broad strokes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "even angry interventions from some MEPs - as Zuckerberg was preparing to leave - could not spark a substantial response !"
_________________________________________
- "Facebook is under threat from the MEPs - who make it clear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "the European Union has form - when it comes to breaking up - monopolies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the European Union rules against - US data storage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of personal data - held by online tech corporations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "because they were not - safe ! - ( from possible snooping and surveillance - of US intelligence agencies ! )"
_________________________________________
- "the European Court of Justice rules - in a landmark verdict !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that hits - Facebook - Amazon - Twitter - and Google - at first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "the European court declares the EU-US - "safe harbour" rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "of firms’ retention of Europeans’ data - in the US !"
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- "to be - invalid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "the ECJ - whose findings are binding on all EU member states - rules that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "the US scheme enabled interference - by public authorities !"
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- "the fundamental rights of persons - must be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "the verdict comes as a direct result - of Edward Snowden’s revelations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of the NSA - of mass data - of Internet servers - and of telecoms companies !"
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- "as a result the Austrian lawyer - Maximilian Schrems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "takes Facebook - to court in Ireland !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "arguing the social media site - was violating his privacy !"
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- "( data in the US - including material he had himself deleted ! )"
_________________________________________
- "the ruling forces the companies involved - to rethink their operations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "Edward Snowden himself welcomes the judgment - "Europe’s high court" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "just struck down a law - of surveillance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we are all safer now - as a result !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "congratulations - @MaxSchrems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "you change the world - for the better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "safe harbour was an agreement - between the US and the EU - that had guidance for US firms !"
- "on how to protect the personal data of EU citizens - as required by the EU’s directive on data protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but the court finds that Facebook - and other digital operators !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "must provide customers - with stronger protection - against surveillance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "the ECJ ruling said - "the safe harbour decision - denied the national supervisory authorities" !"
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- "their powers where a person called into question - whether the decision was compatible !"
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- "with the protection of the privacy - and of the fundamental rights - and freedoms of individuals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the US did not afford - an adequate level of protection - of personal data !"
- "the US has to deliver adequate - legally binding protection - in the private sector !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as well as to introduce juridical redress - for EU citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with regards to their privacy rights - in all sectors including national security !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "Jan Philipp Albrecht - a Green MEP specialising in data privacy - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "in safe harbour - masses of Europeans’ personal data - were not safe !"
_________________________________________
- "with the court’s verdict - it is clear that transfers - by companies like Facebook - to the US !"
_________________________________________
- "would be in breach - of the fundamental right - to data protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "this is a historic victory - against general snooping - by intelligence agencies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "both at home - and abroad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in our modern world - we need a strong - and binding international framework !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to ensure our citizens’ - personal data - is secure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "at the foundation of this - is the need for global organisations - to take privacy more seriously !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and to create an environment - which respects the rights - of the individuals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "whose personal information - they process - regardless of the mechanism used in the transfer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the highest court of the European Union - rejects the "safe harbour" agreement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "used of tech companies - in a move against spying !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "saying "legislation permitting the public authorities - to have access" !"
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- "on a generalised basis - to the content - of electronic communications !"
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- "must be regarded as compromising the essence - of the fundamental right to respect - for private life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the ECJ decision follows a legal opinion - from Advocate General Yves Bots - an adviser to the court !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "surveillance carried out by - US intelligence services !"
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- "must not be mass - indiscriminate surveillance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in those circumstances - a third country cannot in any event - be regarded as ensuring - an adequate level of protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "consent has to be explicit - and freely given !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "in a statement - Maximilian Schrems says - "he very much welcomes - the judgment of the court" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which is a milestone - when it comes to - online privacy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "this judgment draws a clear line - it clarifies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that mass surveillance - violates our fundamental rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "reasonable legal redress - must be possible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the decision also highlights - that governments - and businesses !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "cannot simply ignore - our fundamental right - to privacy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but must abide by the law - and enforce it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "this decision is a major blow - for US surveillance - and private partners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Europe's top court - the Court of Justice of the European Union - CJEU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "strikes down the 15-year-old - safe harbour agreement - about information between the US and the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the most significant repercussion - of this ruling is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that companies such as - Facebook - Google - and Twitter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "are not allowed to send user data - from Europe - to the US !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in a statement the CJEU said - "access by US intelligence services - to the transferred data" !"
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- "constituted an interference - with the right to respect - for private life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the right to protection - of personal data !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which are guaranteed by the - "Charter of Fundamental Rights" - of the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "another issue is that the citizens of the EU - must be able to be heard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "on the question of surveillance - and interception - of their data in the US !"
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- "and the EU citizens have the right - to an effective remedy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "now one of two things needs to happen - Facebook needs to keep European data - within the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "or the US needs to provide - better and real privacy protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "all in all - this is a huge victory for the privacy - of EU citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "also thanks to the revelations - of Edward Snowden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Facebook holded Data that Users had deleted - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Max Schrems decided to ask Facebook - for a copy of his personal data !"
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- "that showed that Facebook - holded data - that users had deleted !"
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- "Max Schrems was shocked when he received - a CD from Facebook !"
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- "with all data - of his personal profile !"
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- "that contained messages - and information !"
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- "he had deleted - from his profile !"
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- "among the 1,200 pages of data - were rejected friend requests !"
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- "incidences where he had - "defriended" - someone !"
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- "as well as a log - of all Facebook chats - he had ever had !"
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- "there had also been a list of photos - he had detagged of himself !"
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- "the names of everyone he had ever - "poked" !"
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- "which events he had attended - which he had not replied to - and much more besides !"
_________________________________________
- "the information was broken down into - 57 categories !"
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- "included log-ons - a list of when he logged on - and which IP address he used !"
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- "likes - and emails !"
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- "which included some email addresses - Schrems had never personally uploaded - to the site !"
- "Max Schrems decided to log - a list of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "22 separate complaints - with the Irish data protection commissioner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "after discovering that European users - are administered by the Irish Facebook subsidiary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Max Schrems says that - information about people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "must be handled - more carefully !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
FACEBOOK - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ FACEBOOK
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- "Facebook - an online social service - has come under scrutiny !"
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- "for their privacy policies - and personal advertising !"
der enttäuschende Auftritt von Mark Zuckerberg im Europaparlament - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "auf eine Vielzahl von präzisen Fragen der Abgeordneten - im Europaparlament !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "antwortete Mark Zuckerberg - von Facebook - nur mit Gemeinplätzen !"
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- "und trat dann rasch - die Flucht an !"
_________________________________________
- "Zuckerberg hatte wohl mit einer - "gmaht'n Wies'n" - gerechnet - vor den EU-Abgeordneten !"
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- "als er lächelnd sein Eingangsstatement abgab - mit schön klingenden Plattitüden !"
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- "wirkte Zuckerberg zunächst deutlich entspannter - als vor dem US-Kongress !"
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- "doch dann drehte sich der Wind - die Fragen der EU-Abgeordneten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "sind sehr präzise - und sehr kritisch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "es begann mit zwei Themen - die Facebook wehtun - ob Zuckerberg ausschließen kann ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "dass noch ähnliche Fälle - wie jener beim Skandal von Cambridge Analytica - auftauchen ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "( diese Firma hatte Daten von Millionen Usern - ohne deren Wissen verwendet ! )"
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- "außerdem - Facebook - muss kleiner werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und es muss Konkurrenten - geben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "dies war der Anfang - und aus Zuckerbergs Sicht wird es dann immer schlimmer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die EU-Abgeordneten haben darauf hingewiesen - dass es keine Datensammlungen von Menschen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "die gar nicht auf Facebook angemeldet waren - sogenannte "Schattenprofile" - geben darf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Fake News - und gefälschte Konten - müssen reduziert werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "es darf keine Steuervermeidung - geben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und Facebook - muss stärker reguliert werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "das Lächeln - war rasch aus Zuckerbergs Gesicht - verschwunden !"
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- "nach einigen Minuten voller Allgemeinplätzen - wurde es den EU-Abgeordneten zuletzt zu bunt !"
_________________________________________
- "diese fielen Zuckerberg mit konkretem Nachhaken ins Wort - die dieser jedoch ignorierte !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "daraufhin fiel Zuckerberg plötzlich ein - dass er wegmüsse !"
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- "indem er die gewählten Vertreter - von Millionen EU-Bürgern - de facto "stehen ließ" !"
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- "hatte sich Zuckerberg - keinen Gefallen getan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die Europäische Union hat großen Einfluß - wenn es um die Zerschlagung von Monopolen - geht !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Europäischer Gerichtshof - Datentransfer von EU in USA ist unzulässig - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "der Europäische Gerichtshof erklärt das - "Safe-Harbor-Abkommen" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "zwischen den USA und der EU - für ungültig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die USA gewährleisten - kein angemessenes Schutzniveau - übermittelter personenbezogener Daten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "die Privatsphäre - von personenbezogene Daten von EU-Bürgern - darf nicht verletzt werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "der Gerichtshof erklärt dass die EU-Kommission - keine Kompetenz gehabt hat !"
_________________________________________
- "die Befugnisse der nationalen Datenschutzbehörden - durch das Abkommen zu beschränken !"
_________________________________________
- "außerdem ist das Grundrecht auf Rechtsschutz berührt - wenn der Bürger keine Möglichkeit hat !"
_________________________________________
- "Zugang zu seinen personenbezogenen Daten zu erlangen - oder ihre Berichtigung - und Löschung zu verlangen !"
_________________________________________
- "das Grundrecht - auf Achtung des Privatlebens - muss geschützt werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "die Entscheidung hat für Unternehmen - weitreichende Konsequenzen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Firmen - die ihre Daten in die USA übertragen wollen - müssen ihre Datensicherheit !"
- "entweder im Einzelfall prüfen lassen - oder die Daten bei europäischen Diensten speichern !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "die Entscheidung hat tatsächlich enorme Auswirkungen - auf die europäischen Bürger - wie Unternehmen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "sagt der auf Internetrecht spezialisierte Jurist - Matthias Bergt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "von jetzt an kann sich kein Unternehmen mehr - auf das Abkommen berufen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( E-Mail-Account - Cloud-Dienste - Outsourcing-Projekt ! )"
_________________________________________
- "angestoßen hat die Überprüfung des Abkommens - der österreichische Jurist Max Schrems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "mit seiner Initiative - "Europe vs. Facebook" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "er hat bei der irischen Datenschutzbehörde - eine Beschwerde gegen Facebook eingelegt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "da er spätestens durch Snowden / NSA - die Datensicherheit - nicht mehr gewährleistet sah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "und der Generalanwalt des Europäischen Gerichtshofs - stellt fest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "dass er das Datenschutzabkommen - zwischen der EU und den USA - für ungültig hält !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "für Max Schrems - ist die Entscheidung des Gerichtshofs - ein Meilenstein !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "bei der Durchsetzung der - Online-Privatsphäre !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "dieses Urteil zieht eine klare Linie - und macht deutlich - dass generelle Überwachung durch Geheimdienste !"
_________________________________________
- "die fundamentalen Bürgerrechte - verletzen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
EuGH erklärt Datenabkommen mit den USA für ungültig - die Zeit: LINK ¤ die ZEIT
_________________________________________
- "der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union - EuGH - entscheidet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "der Bewertung des Generalanwalts beim Europäischen Gerichtshof - Yves Bot - zu folgen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "und erklärt die Safe-Harbor-Vereinbarung - mit den USA - für ungültig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "( Internetunternehmen - personenbezogene Nutzerdaten ! )"
_________________________________________
- "die Entscheidung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs - hat auch weitreichende Bedeutung - für Internetfirmen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "für sie wird es nun schwieriger - Daten von Europäern - in die USA zu übertragen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger sagt - der EuGH zeigt sich !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "als echter Hüter - der Grundrechte - in Europa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "die EU muss mit mehr Druck - gegenüber den USA verhandeln !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "damit es in Europa - keine grundsätzliche Ausschnüffelei gibt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "Heiko Maas - SPD - erklärt dies ist ein Auftrag - an die Europäische Kommission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "auch international - unsere Datenschutzstandards - zu verstärken !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Urteil gegen "Safe Harbor" - Spiegel online: LINK ¤ SPIEGEL ONLINE
_________________________________________
- "die europäischen Richter sind deutlich - sie kritisieren das Datensammeln - im Zuge des NSA-Skandals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
_________________________________________
- "und halten dieses - für rechtswidrig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "sie stellen fest - dass es keine Regelung geben kann !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die es den Behörden gestattet würde - generell auf den Inhalt elektronischer Kommunikation - zuzugreifen !"
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- "weil diese den Wesensgehalt des Grundrechts - auf Achtung des Privatlebens - verletzen würde !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "zudem ist es der Wesensgehalt des Grundrechts - auf wirksamen gerichtlichen Rechtsschutz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "dass Europäer vor Gericht - einen Einspruch gegen die Weiterverarbeitung - ihrer Daten - erheben können !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Edward Snowden gratuliert Max Schrems - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "die Enthüllungen von Edward Snowden - über Methoden der NSA !"
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- "haben Max Schrems dazu veranlasst - die Beschwerde einzureichen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "der Whistleblower Snowden - richtet sich per Twitter an Schrems - "gratuliere @maxschrems" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "du veränderst die Welt - zum Besseren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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