BIG EU Data Protection Development! Max Schrems v. Facebook – All the links in here!

The ECJ today effectively struck down the ‘Safe Harbour’ Agreement that had been at the heart of data transfer policy between the EU and the US. It’s a big deal. Read more about it at the following links: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/european-court-rules-us-online-data-agreement-is-invalid-1.2380664 http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/european-court-of-justice-agreement-that-gave-us-spy-chiefs-access-to-the-online-data-of-millions-of-citizens-is-invalid-31586079.html http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/us-eu-ireland-privacy-idUSKCN0S00NT20151006 http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1006/732665-safe-harbour-ecj/ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/eu-court-strikes-down/2173276.html https://euobserver.com/justice/130569 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/europes-court-justice-nsa-surveilance http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2429132/top-eu-court-rules-safe-harbour-invalid-leaving-us-data-transfers-in-tatters http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/europes-top-court-backs-law-student-facebook-privacy-case-n439126 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/11913773/Facebook-can-be-blocked-from-passing-data-to-US-after-treaty-ruled-invalid.html http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/10/europes-highest-court-strikes-down-safe-harbour-data-sharing-between-eu-and-us/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/06/safe_harbour_walls_come_tumbling_down/ http://www.dw.com/en/europes-top-court-declares-eu-us-data-deal-invalid/a-18763145