Death of Europe's 'Safe Harbor' Rule Could Mean Chaos for U.S.-Based Global Marketers

Court cuts off protections over NSA eavesdropping

Tech giants based in the U.S. like Facebook, Google and Twitter are about to face data-based headaches in Europe.

Today, the Europe Court of Justice ruled that the "Safe Harbor" agreement—which thousands of U.S. tech companies rely on to collect data from users in other countries—is invalid.

Safe Harbor is a 15-year-old pact between the U.S. and Europe that lets technology companies treat data collected in Europe the same as it is treated in the U.S.

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