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This is an excellent decision from the Austrian DPA: there is no good argument for exfiltrating data to a country with low-to-non-existent data-protection stand

This is an excellent decision from the Austrian DPA: there is no good argument for exfiltrating data to a country with low-to-non-existent data-protection standards. It would be nice if the same logic applied to manufacturing and environmental legislation - it stops the race to the bottom.

nix23 5y ago
Also cloud-act, not the best idea to open up your crown-jewels to every single US-Secret-service....by default ;)
belter 5y ago
Will make no difference for what really matters... "BND helped NSA to spy on Austria, EU partners: report" https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/bnd-helped-nsa-to-spy-on-austria-eu-partners-report/51623 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/bnd-helped-nsa-to-spy-on-aust... "Alleged NSA post in Austria becomes state affair" https://apnews.com/a3537677459e41b9ba4d21d8208dd28a https://apnews.com/a3537677459e41b9ba4d21d8208dd28a "UK, Dutch spy agencies curb intel flow to Austria over Russia ties: MP" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-security-idUSKCN1RL2CM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-security-idUSKCN1... "Vienna Is the New Havana Syndrome Hot Spot" https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/vienna-is-the-new-havana-syndrome-hotspot https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/vienna-is-the-new-h...
- Puts 5y ago
  At least it seems like the head of the Danish intelligence services is actually facing charges for helping the NSA spy on Swedish politicians: https://www.dw.com/en/danish-spy-chief-detained-over-highly-sensitive-leak/a-60379168 https://www.dw.com/en/danish-spy-chief-detained-over-highly-... But I think this more then anything shows why the US should not be regarded a country with adequate level of data protection. I would honestly just assume that they force Google to record every single meeting between heads of states or meetings with companies that work in telecom or weapon systems. Even the most boring meeting with officials in some small municipality can probably be valuable information about infrastructure and how it's going to be protected and these are maybe the most unsuspecting because they think "why would anybody care about the water distribution in our small city".
  - cstpdk 5y ago
    You got the charges wrong. It's speculation on my part because it's kept secret, but all journalists in Denmark more or less agree that he is held for leaking information on the NSA partnership and two other stories involving the intelligence agencies (one about an agent being left in jail in Spain and one about a withheld security assesment of refugees held in camps in Syria). This is based on which journalists got interrogated and what stories they have brought to light
- nix23 5y ago
  And then one wonders why the EU is such a *it-show ;)
  - nix23 5y ago
    Just imagine: California helps Germany to spy on Texas.....what a shame that Union is.

nix23 5y ago

Also cloud-act, not the best idea to open up your crown-jewels to every single US-Secret-service....by default ;)

belter 5y ago

Will make no difference for what really matters... "BND helped NSA to spy on Austria, EU partners: report" https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/bnd-helped-nsa-to-spy-on-austria-eu-partners-report/51623 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/bnd-helped-nsa-to-spy-on-aust... "Alleged NSA post in Austria becomes state affair" https://apnews.com/a3537677459e41b9ba4d21d8208dd28a https://apnews.com/a3537677459e41b9ba4d21d8208dd28a "UK, Dutch spy agencies curb intel flow to Austria over Russia ties: MP" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-security-idUSKCN1RL2CM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-security-idUSKCN1... "Vienna Is the New Havana Syndrome Hot Spot" https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/vienna-is-the-new-havana-syndrome-hotspot https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/vienna-is-the-new-h...

Puts 5y ago
At least it seems like the head of the Danish intelligence services is actually facing charges for helping the NSA spy on Swedish politicians: https://www.dw.com/en/danish-spy-chief-detained-over-highly-sensitive-leak/a-60379168 https://www.dw.com/en/danish-spy-chief-detained-over-highly-... But I think this more then anything shows why the US should not be regarded a country with adequate level of data protection. I would honestly just assume that they force Google to record every single meeting between heads of states or meetings with companies that work in telecom or weapon systems. Even the most boring meeting with officials in some small municipality can probably be valuable information about infrastructure and how it's going to be protected and these are maybe the most unsuspecting because they think "why would anybody care about the water distribution in our small city".
- cstpdk 5y ago
  You got the charges wrong. It's speculation on my part because it's kept secret, but all journalists in Denmark more or less agree that he is held for leaking information on the NSA partnership and two other stories involving the intelligence agencies (one about an agent being left in jail in Spain and one about a withheld security assesment of refugees held in camps in Syria). This is based on which journalists got interrogated and what stories they have brought to light
nix23 5y ago
And then one wonders why the EU is such a *it-show ;)
- nix23 5y ago
  Just imagine: California helps Germany to spy on Texas.....what a shame that Union is.