Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court ruled on Friday, raising the prospect of a stoppage that the company warns would have a devastating impact on its business.
The case stems from European Union concerns that United States government surveillance may not respect the privacy rights of EU citizens when their personal data is sent to the US for commercial use.
The Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), Facebook’s lead regulator in the EU, launched an inquiry in August and issued a provisional order that the main mechanism Facebook uses to transfer EU user data to the US “cannot in practice be used”.
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When William Montanez was arrested on drug and firearm charges in Tampa, Flordia last June, police threatened him with jail time if he refused to hand over the passcodes to his iPhones. Montanez refused anyway and spent 44 days behind bars before the charged were dropped. While few would choose jail, Montanez’s decision reflects a growing resistance to law enforcement’s.
Committee to hear criticisms and calls for reform of Data Protection Commission
An Oireachtas committee will discuss data protection law later this evening. By Orla Dwyer Tuesday 27 Apr 2021, 3:27 PM 4 hours ago 3,740 Views 10 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Michael Traitov
Image: Shutterstock/Michael Traitov
THE IRISH COUNCIL for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and others will today criticise and call for reform of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC).
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice will this evening hear from the DPC, ICCL, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems and solicitor Fred Logue in a discussion on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This regulation took effect in the EU in May 2018. It imposes fines on those who breach data privacy and security standards.
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