Max Schrems, Europe Versus Facebook Take Aim at Safe Harbor Agreement Between U.S., EU

Austrian law student Max Schrems and his Europe Versus Facebook group have been a thorn in Facebook’s side since challenging the social network’s privacy policies in 2011, and they are now going after bigger game: Safe Harbor, the agreement between the U.S. and the European Union that gives more than 3,000 U.S. companies -- including Facebook, Google and Apple -- the ability to capture personal data from European users.

SafeHarborLogo650Austrian law student Max Schrems and his Europe Versus Facebook group have been a thorn in Facebook’s side since challenging the social network’s privacy policies in 2011, and they are now going after bigger game: Safe Harbor, the agreement between the U.S. and the European Union that gives more than 3,000 U.S. companies — including Facebook, Google and Apple — the ability to capture personal data from European users.

The Wall Street Journal’s Digits blog reported that Schrems is challenging Safe Harbor on the grounds that his personal data could be made available to the National Security Agency once it is stored on servers in the U.S.,

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in