European Union Court rules that the EU-U.S.
The question of privacy is the issue.
The directive essentially prohibits the transfer of personal data outside the European Union (E.U.)
to countries that dont adhere to the E.U.s adequacy standard for privacy protection.
Schrems also argued that personal data of EU citizens was misused by the National Security Agencys Prism program.
Facebook along with several major tech companies are believed to have cooperated with the program.
On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice agreed.
The court is the EUs highest court, and its ruling is binding.
This judgement draws a clear line.
It clarifies that mass surveillance violates our fundamental rights.
Reasonable legal redress must be possible.
The court ruling has also been welcomed by privacy and data campaigners including the Open Rights Group.
We need a new agreement that will protect EU citizens from mass surveillance by the NSA.
The Advocate General himself said that Facebook has done nothing wrong, a spokesperson said.
What is at issue is one of the mechanisms that European law provides to enable essential transatlantic data flows.
The ruling may make it difficult for other big U.S. businesses claim some people.
source: www.techworm.net
