Snowdon is a dummy

Footnote Arnold did his thing for the money and social position that the Brits had offer/promise him and that does not apply to Snowden who actions was clearly motivated by his love of both his country and the constitution.

His actions cost him a nice comfortable life and surely did not result in him being granted a large pot of gold as in Arnold case.

He is truly a modern Reeve.

They both gave secret info to the enemy

The European Court of Justice has said an agreement that gave US spy chiefs access to the online data of millions of citizens is invalid.

Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems has challenged the Safe Harbour treaty in his fight to expose what information Facebook gave to American intelligence agencies.

The court found that legislation allowing the authorities access to the content of electronic communications compromised the fundamental right to respect for private life.

This rulingmeans that companies can no longer move data about their European customers to the United States.

The European Court of Justice said that national data protection regulators also had the right to review how these companies share data between regions. The national regulators could limit such data-sharing activities if they believed their citizens’ data could be used in ways not guaranteed under European law, the court said.

American data protection rules do not offer the same protections to individuals that are guaranteed in Europe.

Guaranteed!!!!!??

The Court stresses in this regard the right, guaranteed by the Charter [Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the directive], to the protection of personal data and the task with which the national supervisory authorities are entrusted under the Charter.

Guaranteed!!!!!??

Monique Goyens, director general of the European Consumer Organisation said: “In essence, if Facebook, Google et al. wish to continue sending Europeans’ personal data over the Atlantic they will just have to guarantee an adequate level of protection in line with EU rules.”

Frank Apisa wrote:

Guaranteed!!!!!??

Otherwise, we wouldn't have got this ruling.

Quote:

The Court stresses in this regard the right, guaranteed by the Charter [Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the directive], to the protection of personal data and the task with which the national supervisory authorities are entrusted under the Charter.

Source: see above

Your opinion is well-known, but doesn't change neither our laws nor the EU-Charter nor the ruling of the EU's highest court (and that of our Federal Constitutional Court).

You're privacy is guaranteed!

Frank Apisa wrote:

You're privacy is guaranteed!

Not only mine, but that of all other 510 million other EU-citizens as well.