Facebook Faces Prospect of 'Devastating' Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling
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Facebook faces prospect of 'devastating' data transfer ban after Irish ruling:
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 (14 May), raising the prospect of a stoppage that the company warns would have a devastating impact on its business.
The case stems from EU concerns that US government surveillance may not respect the privacy rights of EU citizens when their personal data is sent to the United States for commercial use.
[...] Facebook had challenged both the inquiry and the Preliminary Draft Decision (PDD), saying they threatened devastating" and irreversible" consequences for its business, which relies on processing user data to serve targeted online ads.
The High Court rejected the challenge on Friday.
I refuse all of the reliefs sought by FBI (Facebook Ireland) and dismiss the claims made by it in the proceedings," Justice David Barniville said in a judgment that ran to nearly 200 pages.
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