Social media giant Facebook has launched legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commission in an attempt to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from transferring data from the EU to the US.
In a blog post on the issue, Facebook’s VP of Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg urged regulators “to adopt a proportionate and pragmatic approach to minimize disruption to the many thousands of businesses who, like Facebook, have been relying on these [transfer] mechanisms in good faith to transfer data in a safe and secure way.”
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