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Microsoft Can’t Shield User Data From Government, U.S. Says

The U.S. says there’s no legal basis for the government to be required to tell Microsoft Corp. customers when it intercepts their e-mail. Continue reading

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Microsoft Wins Big in Fight for User Privacy as Irish Search Warrant Found Invalid

Microsoft won a huge victory in the name of user privacy on Thursday as an appeals court has ruled that a federal warrant to seize email from a Microsoft server in Ireland is invalid. Continue reading

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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Gets Green Light from European Commission

Data transfers between the EU and U.S. are now subject to the long-awaited Privacy Shield after the European Commission (EC) took the final step in approving the agreement on Tuesday, by announcing the Commission Implementing Decision (PDF). Continue reading

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European Businesses Ill-Prepared for EU General Data Protection Regulation

European businesses are inadequately prepared for looming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to data virtualization and masking company Delphix. Continue reading

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The Post Safe Harbor Era: New Opportunities for Service Providers

At the beginning of June, Reuters reported that for the first time, fines were imposed on companies in Germany that continue to act as if the Safe Harbor Privacy principles are still valid. Continue reading

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