BIG EU Data Protection Development! Max Schrems v. Facebook

October 6, 2015 in Data Protection

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

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Brian Conroy

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I am a Trademark, Corporate and Commercial Litigation Solicitor with a background in the media industry. I specialise in Data Protection, Media, and Intellectual Property Law, both contentious and non-contentious. I trained with McCann FitzGerald in Dublin, and spent 13 years working within the Denis O'Brien owned Communicorp Group of radio stations. For further information or to arrange a consultation or call back phone Leman Solicitors on 01 6393000

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