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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…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2020-08-28
under deliberation

On 28 August 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched a statutory investigation i…

2020-09-10
under appeal

Facebook Inc. is contesting the Irish privacy regulator's preliminary draft decision to halt data t…

2021-05-14
under investigation

Ireland's High Court rejected Facebook's request to halt the Data Protection Commission's (DPC) pro…