[TechDirt] British Judge Rules Google Can Be Sued In UK Over Privacy Case

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The battle over online privacy, and how personal data should be treated as it moves over the Internet, is being fought between the US and EU points of view in multiple ways. There is the EU’s Data Protection Regulation, currently grinding its way through the legislative process; there are the discussions about the NSA’s spying program, and how it impacts Europeans; and finally, there are various court cases involving US companies and the personal data of EU citizens. One of these is in the UK, where The Telegraph reports that an important decision has been handed down […]

Google has said it will appeal, so it’s too early to tell what the impact of the UK court’s decision will be. But if it is allowed to stand, it will create a hugely important precedent for future legal actions against US companies providing services involving the handling of personal data in the EU.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140121/03162925939/british-judge-rules-google-can-be-sued-uk-over-privacy-case.shtml