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Angela Merkel Tells US Firms To Meet German Privacy Rules

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-as-we-say-and-as-we-do dept.

judgecorp writes "Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has given her backing to proposed European privacy regulations and demanded that U.S. firms should meet German privacy rules. Merkel's stance comes as U.S. firms lobby against strict E.U. privacy proposals — but also follows revelations from Edward Snowden through German newspaper Der Spiegel, that the German authorities are helping the NSA spy on German citizens."

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  1. Snowden by arcite · · Score: -1, Troll

    Snowden is now trapped in a Russian Airport, even Putin has said Snowden is unable to leave. At the end of the day, Snowden is a traitor and a criminal, he will be caught and dragged, kicking and screaming to face justice.