Rights groups want to join data case
The US government this week also secured leave to bring an application to be joined to the High Court action, initiated by Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon. It follows her draft finding last month Austrian lawyer Max Schrems had raised “well-founded” objections that data transfers by Facebook Ireland to its parent in the US breach his data privacy rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Lawyers for the US government said on Monday it wants to be joined as an amicus curiae because of the significant issues raised in the Commissioner’s case.
