Schrems

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Schrems

What does Schrems?

The Austrian Max Schrems is a lawyer and data protection activist. In two proceedings before the ECJ, among other things, he ensured that first the safe harbor regulation and then the Privacy Shield were declared invalid. With his organization No ne Of Your Business (NOYB for short), he is committed to the enforcement of data protection rights.

Practical example

The complaints of the Austrian data protection activist Max Schrems led to the groundbreaking ECJ rulings Schrems I and II, the Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield tipped over.

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