fritz:

An extract from today's Daily Telegraph business blog which is indirectly related to this thread's topic:

"Good afternoon. Some of the world's biggest technology companies were dealt a blow by the European Court of Justice this morning after it ruled that a crucial data sharing deal was invalid.

Companies such as Facebook had relied on the "Safe Harbour" agreement which allowed them to send private data about users back to the United States without breaching European data protection laws.

But the ECJ said the deal struck in 2000 between the United States and the EU was "invalid" and did not sufficiently guarantee the protection of Europeans' personal data and must be struck out.

The case stemmed from a complaint by an Austrian law student and privacy campaigner, Max Schrems, who sued the Irish data protection commissioner, arguing that it had failed to protect him from the prying of US intelligence agencies and urging the suspension of data transfers.

Facebook responded to the ruling by urging the EU and US to find a quick solution. "It is imperative that EU and US governments ensure that they continue to provide reliable methods for lawful data transfers and resolve any issues relating to national security," a Facebook spokeswoman said in an emailed statement to AFP."

I wish we could get some privacy love from our government over here. But, that does put an interesting twist on the Android Auto terms of service: Is it even legal (and legally binding) in the EU?