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Ireland: Ireland investigation into Facebook EU-US data transfers

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
14 May 2021 under investigation
10 Sep 2020 under appeal
28 Aug 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

14 May 2021
under investigation

Ireland's High Court rejects Facebook appeal against Irish privacy regulator

Ireland's High Court rejected Facebook's request to halt the Data Protection Commission's (DPC) probe on data transfers from the European Union to the United States. Facebook had claimed in its appeal to the Irish High Court that the DPC made its de…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
10 Sep 2020
under appeal

Facebook launches appeal against DPC's preliminary draft decision

Facebook Inc. is contesting the Irish privacy regulator's preliminary draft decision to halt data transfers from Europe to the United States. Facebook filed the action against Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) at the Irish High Court and cl…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type appeal
Government branch executive
Government body court
28 Aug 2020
under deliberation

Data Protection Commission (DPC) launches investigation and issues draft decision on Facebook's EU-US data transfers

On 28 August 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched a statutory investigation into the legality of Facebook Ireland's data transfers to the US, along with issuing a preliminary draft decision ordering Facebook to suspend its data…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority