Facebook launches legal action against Irish watchdog over data transfers
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc launched legal action on Friday against Ireland’s Data Protection Commission in an attempt to halt a proposed order which may stop the company from transferring data from the European Union to the United States.
The U.S. social media giant urged regulators “to undertake a sensible and proportionate methodology until a sustainable long-term reply will probably be reached,” a corporation marketing consultant acknowledged in an announcement.
The Irish price, Facebook’s lead regulator inside the EU, had commenced an inquiry into the company managed EU-U.S. data transfers.
It moreover suggested {{that a}} key mechanism utilized by the company for transatlantic data transfers cannot in apply be used for EU-U.S. data transfers, Facebook acknowledged on Wednesday.
Facebook had acknowledged that it believed the mechanism, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), had been deemed authentic by the Court …