European Court of Justice to Review Safe Harbor, Potential Consequences for U.S. Firms
A ruling against Safe Harbor would be disastrous for major U.S. tech firms that rely on the personal data of European citizens.
A European privacy activist has taken on Facebook in an Irish court, reports the Washington Post, and the judge has referred the case to Europe’s high court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
The case involves Safe Harbor, which lets American companies like Google, Microsoft and Facebook export personal data from Europe to the U.S. Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations made clear that America does not protect the privacy of foreigners, and the activist is claiming his data was breached by Safe Harbor.
The ECJ will have to decide whether Safe Harbor in compatible with Europe’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and privacy laws, which were recently strengthened in favor of the individual with the “right to be forgotten” ruling.
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