The Irish High Court granted Facebook leave to bring a Judicial Review (Case No 2020/617 JR) and ordered a stay of the Data Protection Commission's ex officio investigation into Facebook's EU‑US data transfers. The DPC may resume the investigation only after giving a 72‑hour notice. The decision follows the CJEU ruling that Standard Contractual Clauses cannot be used where US mass‑surveillance laws apply.
Why it matters: The ruling pauses the DPC's enforcement action on EU‑US data transfers, impacting cross‑border data flow compliance.
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