Published 4 years ago

Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with US

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Facebook has warned that it may pull out of Europe if the Irish data protection commissioner enforces a ban on sharing data with the US, after a landmark ruling by the European court of justice found in July that there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agencies.

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Yahoo News

Facebook said it might stop operating in Europe if the EU suspends all data transfers to the US

Facebook said it may have to pull its services from Europe.

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with US

EU court in July ruled there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agenciesFacebook has warned that it may pull out of Europe if the Irish data protection commissioner enforces a ban on sharing data with the US, after a landmark ruling by the European court of justice found in July that there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agencies.In a court filing in Dublin, Facebook’s associate gene…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Facebook threatens to leave Europe over data regulation

Facebook is under threat from data protection regulators in Ireland (Getty Images)Facebook could be set to leave Europe over new data protection restrictions governing transfer of data between Europe and America.The social media giant has threatened to pull out of the European Union if Ireland’s Data Protection Commission upholds a decision to stop the tech firm channeling personal data of European citizens across the Atlantic to the US.Yvonne C…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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EURACTIV

TikTok will not transfer old EU data to new Irish data centre

TikTok has admitted that it will not retroactively transfer all EU personal data to its new data site in Ireland when the facility is completed next year, in a decision that could provoke concern among data protection activists in Europe.

4 years ago

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Vice

Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don’t Back Down

European regulators are cracking down on Facebook's ability to transfer data across the Atlantic. Now the tech giant is threatening to pull its services from more than 400 million European users.

4 years ago·New York, United States

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