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May 16, 2021
DUBLIN (AFP) – Ireland’s High Court on Friday rejected Facebook’s bid to block an investigation that could potentially stop data transfers from the European Union (EU) to the United States (US).
“I refuse all of the reliefs sought by (Facebook Ireland) and dismiss the claims made by it in the proceedings,” read a statement from High Court Judge David Barniville, dismissing its challenge against the Data Protection Commissioner’s (DPC) decision to hold a probe.
Facebook’s European headquarters is the Irish capital, Dublin, and the DPC acts as the firm’s lead regulator in the EU. The US tech titan was not immediately available for comment when approached by
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Ireland s High Court on Friday rejected a Facebook bid to block an inquiry by the Irish data regulator that could halt Facebook s data flows from the European Union to the United States. For the reasons set out in this judgment, I refuse all of the reliefs sought by FBI (Facebook Ireland) and dismiss the claims made by it in the proceedings, the court said in a judgement.
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