The EU's Court of Justice announced a landmark ruling that nullifies that 15 - year - old Safe Harbour pact, which allows tech companies such as Facebook and Google to transfer European customer data to U.S. servers.
European businesses with operations in the United States face continued uncertainty and increased risk of enforcement after the European Commission and U.S. missed the deadline to agree a new data sharing pact following the demise of SafeHarbour protection last year.