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Re:The Collapse of the US-EU Safe Harbor by toyg on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @10:54AM (#10425819)
Because a German citizen has several ways to make the BND accountable through the legal system, including voting to change such legal system; but he has no recourse against the NSA (short of starting a war).

You are mixing political responsibility and legal responsibility.

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Re:The Collapse of the US-EU Safe Harbor by Aloisius on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @12:43PM (#10426632)
I'm not entirely clear on the EU's legal structure. Does an Italian citizen have ways to hold the BND accountable for accessing their personal data held in Germany?

I assume an Italian citizen can't vote to change Germany's legal system.

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Re:The Collapse of the US-EU Safe Harbor by wongarsu on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @12:57PM (#10426712)
An Italian citizen can hold Germany accountable for implementing and enforcing EU privacy laws and directives (through the EU courts). If that doesn't give him sufficient legal standing he can vote for representatives to pass stricter EU legislation.
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