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What U.S. companies should consider following the bombshell EU Privacy Shield ruling — Fortune

By TechTaffy Desk

If you’re an American company with European users or customers, and you transfer their personal data to the U.S. for company use, you need to be aware of what just went down at the EU’s top court, writes David Meyer.

Here is the link: https://fortune.com/2020/07/16/privacy-shield-eu-us-companies-business/

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