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Jul 16, 2020

Europe’s top court deals a blow to Facebook and other tech companies

The European Court of Justice struck down an existing EU-U.S. data transfer mechanism over privacy concerns. China’s economy has avoided a recession. How can the venture capital world tackle its diversity problem?

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U.S. technology companies will have to work out how to transfer data from Europe and comply with privacy rules.
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The European Court of Justice struck down a data-transfer mechanism between the EU and U.S.
The ruling from Europe’s top court deals a blow to Facebook and other companies who use the so-called Privacy Shield to transfer data across the Atlantic. The BBC’s Dave Molloy is on the story.
China, which has the world's second-biggest economy, avoided a recession with GDP growth in the second quarter
The BBC’s Mariko Oi reports.
Venture capital has a diversity problem
The BBC’s Manuela Saragosa has more.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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Europe’s top court deals a blow to Facebook and other tech companies

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Segments From This Episode

The European Court of Justice struck down a data-transfer mechanism between the EU and U.S.

China, which has the world's second-biggest economy, avoided a recession with GDP growth in the second quarter

Venture capital has a diversity problem

The Team