EU court rules against mass data spying

By Mathieu Rosemain
Updated October 6 2020 - 9:46pm, first published 9:40pm
The EU's top court ruled that unrestrained mass surveillance of phone and internet data is unlawful.
The EU's top court ruled that unrestrained mass surveillance of phone and internet data is unlawful.

The European Union's top court has ruled that unrestrained mass surveillance of phone and internet data is unlawful, in a move which could curb the powers of spying agencies in France and other EU countries.

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