Max Schrems to challenge EU‑US Data Privacy Framework in EU Court

Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, founder of the European digital‑rights group noyb, announced plans to bring a fresh case before the European Court of Justice to overturn the EU‑US Data Privacy Framework. Schrems argues that the United States Federal Trade Commission can no longer be considered an independent regulator after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows the president to dismiss its commissioners at will. He urges the European Commission to suspend the adequacy decision that currently permits the transfer of personal data from the EU to the United States.

Schrems warned that without an independent oversight body, the framework “rests on a shaky foundation.” He called on companies to review their data flows to the U.S. and to consider technical, legal, and organisational safeguards. The move follows his earlier challenges that led to the collapse of the Safe Harbour and Privacy Shield agreements, both of which were invalidated by the EU’s top court over similar concerns about U.S. surveillance access.

The lawsuit seeks a decisive ruling that could reshape transatlantic data transfers and compel regulators and firms to adopt new compliance measures.