EU rejects US data sharing agreement over privacy concerns

The highest court in Europe has struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield over concerns that the agreement leaves the data of European customers too exposed to US government surveillance.

The agreement, which has been in place since 2016, allows companies operating in the EU to transfer data back to the US and over 5,000 companies currently operate under its terms.

Good news, of course, but while the focus is often on the US and China, we shouldn't forget that European countries are also quite, quite adept at mass surveillance.