Maximilian Schrems is an Austrian activist, lawyer, and author who became known for campaigns against Facebook for its privacy violations, including violations of European privacy laws and the alleged transfer of personal data to the US National Security Agency (NSA) as part of the NSA's PRISM program.
What was the Schrems case?
The case originated from activist Maximilian Schrems' call for the Irish Data Protection Commissioner to invalidate the SCC for Facebook's use of transferring personal data to its headquarters in the US.23 Nov 2020
What law student read through all 1200 pages of his personal data he got from Facebook?
That's what 24-year-old Austrian law student Max Schrems got to do yesterday, thanks to his having filed dozens of complaints in Europe about Facebook's data practices.7 Feb 2012