The High Court in Dublin is to resume a case in which a privacy campaigner is trying to block Facebook from sending EU citizens’ personal data to the US.
Max Schrems wants the court to order the Irish Data Protection Commissioner to audit Facebook to see what material it passes on to the US authorities.
The privacy watchdog had previously said the transfers were protected under the Safe Harbour trade agreement.
But a fortnight ago the European Court of Justice ruled the pact invalid.
The ECJ said that as a consequence the Irish regulator was indeed required to examine Mr Schrems’ complaint with “all due diligence” and ultimately decide whether to suspend transfers if it believed the firm was not providing an “adequate level of protection” to protect people’s privacy.
Following the ruling, the Irish data commissioner sought guidance from the High Court about how it should proceed, resulting in the latest proceedings.
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