An Austrian student reportedly lost his huge class-action lawsuit appeal against Facebook
Rick Wilking / Reuters
In July, a Viennese court had rejected Schrems class-action, brought on behalf of 25,000 European Facebook-using claimants. Schrems subsequently appealed this decision - resulting in today's verdict.
The court rejected the case in July because it said it didn't have the necessary jurisdiction, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
Politico reported the news in a tweet sent Tuesday morning:
.@maxschrems loses Austrian #Facebook class-action appeal. He had recruited 25,000 Facebook users worldwide to join the case - @superglaze
- Politico EU Tech (@POLITICOEUTech) October 20, 2015
This has left American companies scrambling for alternate legal methods for transferring data, lest they be targeted by zealous European regulators.
This is a developing story - check back for updates. Business Insider has reached out to Max Schrems for comment.
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