US 'deeply concerned' about EU data ruling, says Trump's Commerce Secretary
Ross was opening a roundtable discussion on the future of Irish-American economic relations
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Ross was opening a roundtable discussion on the future of Irish-American economic relations
The case was heard before the High Court today.
The US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said his department was “deeply disappointed” by the court ruling.
The ruling on this case could have significant implications for how data is transferred between the EU and the US.
The decision comes after the High Court referred a number of questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Max Schrems has been battling Facebook’s privacy standards for the past seven years.
The High Court today set out a number of questions which the European court must answer.
The ECJ said Max Schrems cannot take a class action case on behalf of others, however.
The case taken by Austrian privacy lawyer Max Schrems is against Facebook’s transfer of personal data from Europe to the US.
All eyes are now on the Irish privacy watchdog.
Max Schrems has taken a €10 million class action lawsuit against the tech giant in his native Austria so as to avoid the ‘madness of the Irish courts’.
It follows allegations about Facebook’s collaboration in US government spying.
Max Schrems and his group, ‘Europe v Facebook’, is preparing legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner over its recent audit of Facebook and its privacy policy.
Austrian student group Europe-v-Facebook alleges legal breaches against Facebook Ireland, which hosts global accounts.