Irish Court To Examine Facebook Privacy Case

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This ongoing complaint will continue for some time to come, but, in the end, is likely to result in a landmark ruling for data and privacy in the EU.

The ECJ said that as a consequence the Irish regulator was indeed required to examine Mr Schrems' complaint with "all due diligence" and ultimately decide whether to suspend transfers if it believed the firm was not providing an "adequate level of protection" to protect people's privacy. Irish Court To Examine Facebook Privacy Case [bbc.co.uk]

Facebook Fighting Privacy Investigations in Europe [webmasterworld.com]

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Will this be the first test of the recent EU ruling about "safe harbour" data? [webmasterworld.com] It will certainly be one to keep an eye on.

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Safe harbour and privacy together is really significant, for all kinds of reasons. I'm not sure there's going to be anything ruled quickly, and even if it is, it'll be challenged, i'm sure.