Facebook EU user data transfer contracts are legal, but risks ahead, says EU court adviser

The case is based on a challenge by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, who argued that Facebook's contracts do not protect data to European levels, especially given concerns about activities by US spy agencies. — Reuters

LUXEMBOURG: Agreements that let Facebook and other firms send European citizens' data to the United States and other countries are valid, a key EU court adviser said on Dec 19, although he left room for such transfers to be blocked if European data protection standards are not met in countries receiving the information.

The case is based on a challenge by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, who argued that Facebook's contracts do not protect data to European levels, especially given concerns about activities by US spy agencies.