While come January the UK won't be part of the EEA, at least initially GDPR will continue to apply as most EU law has been grandfathered into UK law post-transition.
Yes, but as far as I'm aware the question of whether the UK will be a "third country" for purposes of data transfer outside the EU after January 1 is still undecided?
(Where is Facebook's data center anyway, is it Ireland?)
(Where is Facebook's data center anyway, is it Ireland?)