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Facebook says EU court's Privacy Shield ruling was 'unexpected,' left legal vacuum on data transfers

By Jakub Krupa
  • 18 Dec 2020 17:15
  • 18 Dec 2020 17:15
Facebook blamed a "transformative" and "quite unexpected" Privacy Shield judgment by the European Union's top court for its inability to swiftly respond to the Irish privacy regulator's inquiries on transatlantic data transfers, during an Irish High Court hearing today. 
On the fourth day of the hearing, the case returned to the

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Jakub Krupa

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Jakub joined MLex’s London team in August 2020 to report on topics including data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and telecom regulation, focusing on EU & UK regulatory and legal risk in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. He is currently working on MLex's coverage of future mobility, in particular the rise of connected, electric and autonomous vehicles.

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