Days after the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the US, the social media giant has lodged papers in the Irish High Court seeking a judicial review. Acting on behalf of Facebook Ireland, the Dublin commercial law firm Mason Hayes + Curran lodged papers with the court yesterday, naming the Data Protection Commissioners as defendant in the judicial review action. The High Court will be asked to test the validity and legality of the decision of the DPC, a move that will be watched by other social media giants. Yvonne Cunnane, head…

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