The Irish High Court has sent a reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the EU, seeking guidance on the validity of EU-approved model contracts used by social network Facebook to transfer European users' personal information to the US. The dispute stems from a complaint by Max Schrems, an Austrian privacy activist.
To access an archive on an original court dispute by Schrems invalidating the Safe Harbor agreement, click
here.
For a related reference for a preliminary ruling involving Privacy Shield and French civil-society groups, click
here.
For a related reference for a preliminary ruling involving Privacy Shield and NGO Digital Rights Ireland, click
here.
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