EU throws out US data sharing deal over surveillance fears

Linda J. Dodson

In its ruling it said that “in respect of certain surveillance programmes”, EU citizens are not given “actionable rights before the courts against US authorities”. US citizens, on the other hand, are given protections.  It also said EU data protection authorities needed to take firmer action when they received complaints over data […]

TikTok rival Kuaishou builds $1.4bn data center in China

Linda J. Dodson

GUANGZHOU — Chinese video sharing app Kuaishou will spend about 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) to build its largest data center, as the company looks to support a user base poised for continued growth in a post-coronavirus market. The data center, to be located in Inner Mongolia, will house roughly 300,000 servers. […]