EPIC – “The Court of Justice for the European Union heard arguments this week in Maximilian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, a case filed in Ireland following the revelations of the NSA PRISM program. At issue is whether the disclosure of EU citizens’ data by Facebook and other Internet companies to the NSA violates the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and whether the EU-US “Safe Harbor” agreement provides “adequate” data protection. A decision is likely later this year. Schrems is the recipient of the 2013 EPIC International Privacy Champion Award.”