Schrems II

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The 2020 EU court ruling that struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield: one Austrian law student's complaints, twice, reshaped transatlantic data law.

Max Schrems challenged Facebook's transfers over US surveillance reach; the CJEU agreed, twice - Safe Harbor fell in 2015, Privacy Shield in 2020.

Also known as: privacy shield, schrems

Sources

  • CJEU judgment C-311/18 (Schrems II), 2020-07-16
  • CJEU judgment C-362/14 (Schrems I), 2015-10-06

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