CJEU ruling strikes down privacy agreement between EU and US

Mac Schrems: The long-awaited decision on the privacy agreement between the US and EU is named after the Austrian privacy activist. Picture: Courtpix

A seismic decision at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has seen the landmark privacy agreement between the US and EU struck down.

It has also called into question data transfer agreements between the European Union and all other countries throughout the world.