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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Wikimedia Upstream Suit to Proceed

May 25, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On May 23, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion on Wikimedia foundation v. NSA/CSS. The Court vacated and remanded the NSA’s previously successful motion to dismiss Wikimedia’s Fourth and First Amendment claims against the NSA’s Upstream surveillance program, while a 2-1 majority upheld the dismissal of the eight other organizations joined […]

Filed Under: Adtech & Digital Tracking, Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, European Privacy & Cybersecurity, National Security & Digital Crimes Tagged With: Cybersecurity, EU Privacy, European Union (EU), GDPR, Max Schrems Decision, National Security Surveillance, Safe Harbor 2.0

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