After two years of investigation, the Irish data protection authority has readied two draft decisions on Big Tech cases, it tells http://netzpolitik.org , investigating Twitter data breach and WhatsApp/Facebook data sharing. Now it well send this to discuss in @EU_EDPB. Release:

In the past few months, the Irish DPC faced criticism for acting slowly on a number of key cases involving Facebook, Google and other giants. Now at least two investigations are moving to an unprecedented new phase - decision made jointly by European data protection authorities.

The cases, once concluded, could mean massive fines for the companies involved of up to 4 per cent of their global revenue. In the case of Google, that would mean billions of euros. Moreover, the rulings will create a mould for future decisions by data protection authorities.

It will be interesting - and groundbreaking - to see the Twitter and WhatsApp cases move into new territory, pan-European decision-making. Two crucial questions - how long will it take? And how transparent will proceedings be on the side of the European Data Protection Board?

First to report this was @CNET last night. See this great thread by @WolfieChristl for context. https://twitter.com/WolfieChristl/status/1263932943854186497?s=20