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A preview of this evening's parliamentary hearing from @ChasTaylor in The Irish Times this morning. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/ireland-s-data-regulator-failing-to-rein-in-tech-giants-committee-to-hear-1.4548252
Kudos to @ChasTaylor for a very succinct summary of my statement, for @ICCLtweet.
The Irish Data Protection Commission is the bottleneck of GDPR investigation for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple, across the entire EU.
The Irish Data Protection Commission is the bottleneck of GDPR investigation for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple, across the entire EU.
As we @ICCLtweet have warned Government, this failure to uphold fundamental rights across the EU exposes Ireland to economic and reputational risk. https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/economic-reputational-risk-of-the-dpcs-failure-to-uphold-eu-data-rights/
In The Financial Times, @valentinapop @JavierespFT @LauraNoonanFT also preview tonights hearing. https://www.ft.com/content/b68a80ef-3da8-41aa-8128-9a64870bada8
Here is the key statistic in my opening statement:
Despite asserting its lead role in 196 EU-wide cases since the GDPR was applied 34 months ago, the DPC has delivered only 4 decisions.
So, it has failed to resolve 98% of cases important enough to be of EU-wide concern.
Despite asserting its lead role in 196 EU-wide cases since the GDPR was applied 34 months ago, the DPC has delivered only 4 decisions.
So, it has failed to resolve 98% of cases important enough to be of EU-wide concern.
Important point from @Costellop, a Green Party politician on the Committee.
Many eyes on Dublin tonight, as @maxschrems, @FredPLogue, and I, testify on the failure of GDPR enforcement. https://twitter.com/maxschrems/status/1386677470653554690?s=20
I do not know what our colleagues at @DPCIreland will say. I hope they acknowledge now, together with us, that we must rebuild our DPC to protect us in the data age. We must restore Ireland’s reputation as a regulatory leader.
As we at @ICCLtweet have revealed, there are serious problems https://twitter.com/johnnyryan/status/1359038430429216768?s=20
The risks to rights are acute. https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/rtb-data-breach-2-years-on/
And the risk to Ireland's economy and standing in the world are serious, too. https://www.iccl.ie/news/new-us-senate-bill-may-stop-ireland-processing-us-data-unless-ireland-acts-on-gdpr-enforcement/
Particular kudos to @lawlessj for convening this evening's hearing. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20210426-joint-committee-on-justice-to-discuss-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/
We need to acknowledge a problem at the DPC, and its consequences for us all.
Regrettably, the current head of the DPC rejects criticism as "unfounded", and ties it to stories about tax and so forth. @donalmacnamee97 reports in The Sunday Business Post.
https://www.businesspost.ie/technology/dpc-to-reject-unfounded-criticisms-in-row-over-facebook-regulation-6dfa4e96?auth=login
Regrettably, the current head of the DPC rejects criticism as "unfounded", and ties it to stories about tax and so forth. @donalmacnamee97 reports in The Sunday Business Post.
https://www.businesspost.ie/technology/dpc-to-reject-unfounded-criticisms-in-row-over-facebook-regulation-6dfa4e96?auth=login
This approach is deeply worrying. in the last six months, the Irish Data Protection Commission has been subject to criticism from
The European Court of Justice
The European Parliament
The authorities of Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Hungary...<more>
The European Court of Justice
The European Parliament
The authorities of Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Hungary...<more>
and for example https://twitter.com/johnnyryan/status/1338803687020486657?s=20
Here is what the European Parliament said about the Irish Data Protection Commission last month https://twitter.com/johnnyryan/status/1375149628895690754?s=20
The Irish Data Protection Commission says the European Parliament's accusation is unfair and one sided.
But the Parliament is making a statement fact: "cases referred to Ireland in 2018 have not even reached the stage of a draft decision".
But the Parliament is making a statement fact: "cases referred to Ireland in 2018 have not even reached the stage of a draft decision".
My opening statement is available here https://www.iccl.ie/news/justice-committee-to-hear-of-danger-of-electoral-manipulation-if-dpc-does-not-act/
