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# Max Schrems

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Facebook should be fined up to €36 million over 'serious' GDPR breaches, says Data Commissioner
The decision comes on foot of a complaint made by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems.
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Oct 13th 2021, 3:18 PM
Committee to hear criticisms and calls for reform of Data Protection Commission
An Oireachtas committee will discuss data protection law later this evening.
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Apr 27th 2021, 3:27 PM
US 'deeply concerned' about EU data ruling, says Trump's Commerce Secretary
Ross was opening a roundtable discussion on the future of Irish-American economic relations
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Nov 3rd 2020, 5:35 PM
Privacy activist Max Schrems challenges DPC probe of Facebook EU-US data transfers
The case was heard before the High Court today.
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Oct 12th 2020, 4:45 PM
Europe's highest court rules that data protection arrangement between EU and US is invalid
The US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said his department was “deeply disappointed” by the court ruling.
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Jul 16th 2020, 6:45 PM
Highest European court expected to rule on data privacy case today
The ruling on this case could have significant implications for how data is transferred between the EU and the US.
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Jul 16th 2020, 6:20 AM
Supreme Court rejects Facebook appeal in EU-US data transfer case
The decision comes after the High Court referred a number of questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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May 31st 2019, 5:24 PM
Bane of Facebook uses launch of GDPR to file four court cases against social media giants
Max Schrems has been battling Facebook’s privacy standards for the past seven years.
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May 25th 2018, 8:37 PM
EU-US data deal on the line as High Court refers Facebook case to European court
The High Court today set out a number of questions which the European court must answer.
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Apr 12th 2018, 2:42 PM
Austrian man allowed to sue Facebook Ireland over using his personal data, court rules
The ECJ said Max Schrems cannot take a class action case on behalf of others, however.
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Nov 14th 2017, 12:40 PM
High Court refers Facebook data case to Europe
The case taken by Austrian privacy lawyer Max Schrems is against Facebook’s transfer of personal data from Europe to the US.
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Oct 3rd 2017, 12:03 PM
Europe's top court has torn up the rules on how US tech giants use your data
All eyes are now on the Irish privacy watchdog.
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Oct 6th 2015, 12:20 PM
'If I had done this in Ireland it would've taken 25 years' - Facebook Privacy Campaigner
Max Schrems has taken a €10 million class action lawsuit against the tech giant in his native Austria so as to avoid the ‘madness of the Irish courts’.
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Apr 10th 2015, 12:48 PM
This man's privacy case against Facebook could be a 'near-disaster' for tech companies
It follows allegations about Facebook’s collaboration in US government spying.
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Mar 24th 2015, 1:15 PM
Student plans Irish legal action over Facebook's privacy policy
Max Schrems and his group, ‘Europe v Facebook’, is preparing legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner over its recent audit of Facebook and its privacy policy.
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Dec 12th 2012, 6:30 AM
Privacy group says it may bring Facebook to Irish court
Austrian student group Europe-v-Facebook alleges legal breaches against Facebook Ireland, which hosts global accounts.
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Dec 4th 2012, 9:31 AM