Facebook 'lost on every ground' in High Court battle over data transfer to US

Decision has potential to put social media giant's entire business model in jeopardy

Max Schrems said the ruling means the Data Protection Commissioner must now stop Facebook’s transfer of data into the US.Picture: Courtpic

Facebook has been handed a comprehensive defeat in the High Court which could have implications for its operations.

The tech giant had taken a judicial review, heard last December, against Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon after she moved to implement the findings of the landmark Schrems II judgment from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) last July.