Facebook is set to make its users in United Kingdom (UK) sign user agreements with its parent company in the United States (US), in an attempt to avoid adhering to privacy laws in the European Union (EU), specifically in relation to its troubles in Ireland, reported Reuters. The social media giant's plan comes even as Ireland's High Court is reviewing the country's Data Protection Commission's (DPC) "preliminary decision" to suspend data from Ireland to the US. The decision will affect Facebook users in the UK, which has left the EU. The company told Reuters that Facebook will be transferring the legal responsibilities and obligations over its UK users from Facebook Ireland (its European headquarters) to Facebook Inc, its global headquarters in California, US. A company spokesperson reportedly said that users would be told of the shift in the next six months, thereby giving them the chance to continue or stop using Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The social media giant has essentially made things easier for itself with regard to transfer of data between the UK and US. However, it will likely do little to ease its problems with EU authorities. In September, Ireland's DPC had issued a preliminary order to suspend data transfers between EU and the US, after it held that a widely-prevalent legal mechanism for it — the use of standard contractual clauses (SCC) — is no longer valid. The DPC's order on SCC had come in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)…
