In three separate op-eds, the state of government surveillance around the world is called into question in light of this week’s invalidation of the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor agreement. The New York Times Editorial Board opines the European ruling is merely “symbolic” and “in practice … will do little to protect privacy unless lawmakers in Europe and the United States pass stricter privacy laws.” In a column for Financial Times, Evgeny Morozov highlights various hypocritical views expressed on both sides of the Atlantic, noting, for example, that “Europe’s own record of surveillance is disappointing,” adding, “European privacy advocates should not rush to celebrate victory.” In CMS Passcode, Amie Stepanovich contends that with pervasive government surveillance everywhere, “no one’s data is safe until governments around the world reform digital surveillance practices.”
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