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Facebook fails to stop Europe’s top court weighing in on EU-US data transfers

Facebook has failed in its closing ditch strive to block a referral by way of Ireland’s High Court of questions over the legality of EU-US data switch mechanisms to the area’s top court. Ireland’s Supreme Court unanimously refused its request to enchantment the verdict Friday, by the use of Reuters.…
Facebook has failed in its last ditch attempt to block a referral by Ireland’s High Court of questions over the legality of EU-US data transfer mechanisms to the region’s top court. Ireland’s Supreme Court unanimously refused its request to appeal the decision Friday, via Reuters.…

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