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Facebook seeks fresh legal delay to block order to suspend its transatlantic data transfers

Facebook is firing up its lawyers to try to block EU regulators from forcing it to suspend transatlantic data transfers in the wake of a landmark ruling by Europes top court this summer.

The tech giant has applied to judges in Ireland to seek a judicial review of a preliminary suspension order, it has emerged.

Earlier this week Facebook confirmed it had received a preliminary order from its lead EU data regulator Irelands Data Protection Commission ordering it to suspend transfers.

Facebook confirmed the application sending us this statement: A lack of safe, secure and legal international data transfers would have damaging consequences for the European economy.

However the tech giants intent to delay regulatory action which threats its business interests is crystal clear.

This kinda shows how they will use every opportunity to block a case, even before there is a decision and how it is wholly illusionary to get such a case through in a couple of weeks/months in the Irish legal system

So all Facebook had to do to file an application to the High Court to challenge the DPCs preliminary order is a statement of grounds, a verifying affidavit and an ex parte docket .

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Author: Natasha Lomas

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