The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has sent a draft decision to its fellow EU data protection authorities regarding its plans to cease data transfers from Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram from the EU to the US. The DPC drafted its preliminary decision in February before filing for consideration and final approval by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which now has at least 30 days to act under Article 60 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
In a blog article posted by NOYB, Max Schrems responded to the news: "We expect other DPAs to issue objections, as some major issues are not dealt with in the DPC's draft. This will lead to another draft and then a vote." Going further, Max Schrems added that "Facebook will use the Irish legal system to delay any actual ban of data transfers," and that the DPC could issue a fine for past offences. Instead, he said, it's as if "the DPC just wants to have this case go in circles again and again."
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