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Facebook Faces PRISM Data Investigation In Ireland

Posted by samzenpus on from the like-this dept.

judgecorp writes "Facebook's links to the NSA's PRISM program could be investigated in Ireland, thanks to the persistence of some Austrian law students. The group has challenged Facebook in Europe as it has its regional headquarters there for tax reasons. 'The [Data Protection Commissioner] simply wanted to get this hot potato off his table instead of doing his job. But when it comes to the fundamental rights of millions of users and the biggest surveillance scandal in years, he will have to take responsibility and do something about it,' said the leader of the student group, Max Schrems."

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  1. Re: what is dpc by des_irl · · Score: 5, Informative

    the Data Protection Commissioner

  2. Re:what is dpc by duke_cheetah2003 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)

  3. Re:HA-ha! by Sique · · Score: 4, Informative
    In this case, setting up their EU headquarters in any other EU state wouldn't have made a difference, because Data Protection laws are similar through the whole EU. Setting up country headquarters in each country they are operating in would have made it more easy for Max Schrems to go after them, as he would have filed the complaint in his home country.

    We should rather say: "See, even your tax and judical review dodging schemes didn't help you."

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    .sig: Sique *sigh*