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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11875

4 October 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 24
SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Irish High Court brings action over transfer of Facebook users' personal data
Brussels, 03/10/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 3 October, the Irish High Court asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to take position on whether the Irish regulator, the Data Protection Commission (DPC), is authorised to suspend or ban the transfer of Facebook Ireland users' personal data to the United States.

This question was asked in the framework of a dispute brought by the Austrian lawyer Max Schrems - who was behind the CJEU's decision to overturn the 'Safe Harbour' agreement that preceded the current...

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