The social network said that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has started an inquiry into how Facebook shifts data from the European Union to the United States. — AP
LONDON: Facebook may be forced to stop sending data about its European users to the US, in the first major fallout from a recent court ruling that found some trans-Atlantic data transfers don’t protect users from American government snooping.
The social network said Wednesday that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has started an inquiry into how Facebook shifts data from the European Union to the United States.
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