Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems displays his Facebook account's updated terms page during a Reuters interview in a cafe in Vienna, Austria, May 22, 2018. Picture taken May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader
VIENNA/LONDON: As Europe's new privacy law took effect on May 25, one activist wasted no time in asserting the additional rights it gives people over the data that companies want to collect about them.
Austrian Max Schrems filed complaints against Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing they were acting illegally by forcing users to accept intrusive terms of service or lose access.
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