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With its Judgement in the case of Maximilian Schrems vs. Data Protection Commissioner of 6 October 2015, the European Court of Justice put an abrupt end to the current version of the Safe Harbour-Program arranged between the EU and the USA. Primarily, the judgement constitutes a political appeal to the USA to develop the data accesses by US secret services that were revealed by Edward Snowden in a way that is compliant with fundamental rights. The justification chosen by the ECJ to substantiate its appeal contains some explosive points. Consequently, the judgement equals playing with fire. (ah)