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Facebook sees Irish DPC resume probe into trans-Atlantic data transfers

By Matthew Newman and Vesela Gladicheva ( May 20, 2021, 11:28 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook could be forced to halt its trans-Atlantic data transfers, after an Irish court allowed the country's Data Protection Commission to resume its probe into whether the tech giant’s transfers break EU privacy rules. The case is being closely watched because a decision against Facebook would potentially have huge implications for other EU-based companies that use Standard Contractual Clauses for similar data transfers.Facebook could be forced to halt its trans-Atlantic data transfers, after an Irish court allowed the country's Data Protection Commission to resume its probe into whether the tech giant’s transfers break EU privacy rules....

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