Facebook, privacy activist Schrems battle nears end on Dec. 19

BRUSSELS: Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems' seven-year battle against Facebook reaches a crucial point on Dec. 17 when an adviser to Europe's top court will issue his view on whether tools used by companies to transfer data abroad are legal or not.

Schrems, an Austrian law student, who successfully fought against the EU's previous privacy rules called Safe Harbour in 2015, challenged Facebook's use of standard clauses on the grounds that they do not offer sufficient data protection safeguards. The opinion by Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe, advocate general at the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union, is non-binding. However, judges follow such recommendations in four out of five cases. The court will rule in the coming months.The case has implications for companies because the transfer measures are essential in ensuring the free flow of data to non-EU countries, said Jamie Drucker at UK-based law firm Bristows.

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