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Ireland opens GDPR investigation into Facebook leak

Facebook’s lead knowledge manager throughout the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not or no longer the tech giant violated knowledge protection tips vis-a-vis the leak of data reported previous this month. Here’s the Irish Data Protection Commission’s statement: “The Data Protection Commis…
Facebook’s lead data supervisor in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether the tech giant violated data protection rules vis-a-vis the leak of data reported earlier this month. Here’s the Irish Data Protection Commission’s statement: “The Data Protection Commis…

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  3. "Irelands data protection watchdog, the DPC, has sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers from the EU to the US, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter and including a confirmation from Facebooks VP of global affairs, Nick Clegg". (September 9, 2020)
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