Facebook faces prospect of 'devastating' data transfer ban after Irish ruling


FILE PHOTO A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25 2020. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook's transatlantic data transfers, the High Court ruled on Friday, raising the prospect of a stoppage that the company warns would have a devastating impact on its business.

The case stems from EU concerns that U.S. government surveillance may not respect the privacy rights of EU citizens when their personal data is sent to the United States for commercial use.

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