Facebook's data transfer arrangements face legal challenge in Irish court
Model transfer clauses come under scrutiny as Irish data protection commissioner looks to refer them to the ECJ

Facebook's data transfer mechanism faces legal challenge in Irish court
Ireland's data protection commissioner, Helen Dixon, is looking to refer Facebook's use of the "model contract clauses" mechanism for transferring personal data from the EU to the US to the European Court...
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