Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal

Data Transfers Austrian DSB: Meta Tracking Tools Illegal In a groundbreaking decision in one of noybs 101 complaints, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) has decided that the use of Facebook’s tracking pixel directly violates the GDPR and the so-called “Schrems II” decision on transatlantic data flows. In 2020, the Court of Justice (CJEU) decided that the use of US providers violates the GDPR, as US surveillance laws require US companies, like Facebook, to provide user’s personal information to US authorities. Decision by Austrian DSB (in German) Autotranslated Decision (EN) Case Summary on GDPRhub (EN) 2020 CJEU ruling hits the real world. In July 2020, the CJEU ruled that a transfer to US providers that fall under FISA 702 and EO 12.333 violate the rules on international data transfers in the GDPR. The CJEU consequently annulled the transfer deal "Privacy Shield", after annulling the previous deal "Safe Harbor" in 2015. While this sent shock waves through the tech industry,