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DPC has no clear time line on enforcing CJEU judgement

Data Transfers Following the CJEU's judgment on EU-US data transfers by Facebook, we requested that the Irish DPC take action.

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Data Transfers Following the CJEU's judgment on EU-US data transfers by Facebook, we requested that the Irish DPC take action. The DPC's first response indicates that it is unwilling to commit to a clear time frame to reach a decision, despite it having been seven years and five court rulings since our original complaint was filed. Exchange of letters with the Irish DPC (PDF) In 2015 following the CJEU's judgment on the "Safe Harbor" agreement, the DPC gave an undertaking before the Irish High Court to swiftly reach a decision on our complaint. Instead, however, they filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Mr Schrems that led to another reference before the CJEU. The Court ultimately upheld the position of Mr Schrems, also invalidating the Privacy Shield decision. The Court also highlighted once more that it was within the DPC's power to stop data transfers to the US through striking at the "Standard Contractual Clauses" that Facebook relied on. Furthermore, it was found that the DPC even

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