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Case LawSupreme Court
Schrems I (Safe Harbor Invalidation)
C-362/14
Data PrivacyCybersecurity
Jurisdiction
European Union
Date
Oct 6, 2015
Status
Ruling Issued
Source
curia
Court
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Date Filed
Oct 6, 2015
Date Decided
Oct 6, 2015
Relevance
95%
Summary
Invalidated EU-US Safe Harbor post-Snowden. Predecessor to Schrems II and catalyst for GDPR's international transfer rules.
Holding
The CJEU invalidated the EU-US Safe Harbor framework, finding that mass US surveillance was incompatible with EU fundamental rights to privacy.
Key Facts
Following Snowden's revelations about NSA surveillance, Max Schrems challenged Facebook Ireland's data transfers to the US.
Status Timeline
Ruling IssuedCJEU invalidated EU-US Safe Harbor
Citations
- ECLI:EU:C:2015:650