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Austrian privacy activist Schrems won't abandon possible 'Schrems III' case

By Mike Swift ( March 31, 2026, 23:19 GMT | Insight) -- Speaking at the largest annual gathering of privacy professionals, Max Schrems, the Austrian data protection activist who torpedoed two previous EU-US data transfer systems, discussed how he may lodge a "Schrems III" case against the current EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The decision on whether to file a case will be based on the outcome of a pending appeal by a French lawmaker at the EU's highest court, Schrems said.European data protection bad boy Max Schrems discussed the terms Tuesday under which he might bring a “Schrems III” challenge to the current EU-US data transfer system, deriding the present challenge being posed by a French lawmaker....

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