The white list remains in place, notwithstanding a recent ruling of the European Court casting doubt on its validity.

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They forward spurious data to others before taking a moment to reflect on its worth or check its validity - the equivalent of passing on some scuttlebutt by word of mouth, but this time to thousands across the world.

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Though its validity depends somewhat on the type of privacy threats our hypothetical user is worried about.

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One of the arguments, that keeping a lid on long-term rates will get the housing market back on its feet, is of questionable validity.

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Employers and unions can and will contest many, if not all, these decisions until the United States Supreme Court whistles a timeout to call its own recess and definitively rules on the validity of the recess appointments.

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