Facebook files judicial review request over Irish decision on US data transfers
By Jakub Krupa and Matthew Newman ( September 11, 2020, 17:28 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook has asked the Irish High Court for a judicial review of a draft decision by the country's data regulator that the social media giant's EU-US data transfers aren't legal. It is understood to want judges to look at whether the Irish Data Protection Commission has rushed to a conclusion, as the EU is currently working on new mechanisms. These would address the privacy concerns that led to the bloc's top court annulling the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement in July.Facebook has asked the Irish High Court for a judicial review of a draft decision by the country's data regulator that the social media giant should suspend its EU-US data transfers....
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