Privacy advocate Max Schrems criticizes Irish data protection authority in an open letter for the slow pace of its probes into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
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@maxschrems
@maxschrems
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The European Consumer Rights Organizations (@BEUC) equally highlighting the problems with #GDPR enforcement (also focusing on the @DPCIreland and their “own volition bypass” without naming them): https://www.beuc.eu/... https://twitter.com/...
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@nicholasvinocur
Nicholas Vinocur
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5/ In the days and hours before GDPR turned 2, the Irish watchdog issued its first monetary fine (against a local public body) and finalized a probe into Twitter, its first move of the kind. A step forward, but no fines or even results are known yet https://pro.politico.eu/...
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@dataethicseu
DataEthics
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For two years, Irish DPA has been sitting on its hands. UNACCEPTABLE. As opposed to French CNIL who single-handedly issued a €50 million fine against Google within 7 months. We need action now. https://noyb.eu/...
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@malteengeler
Malte Engeler
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Despite the danger of being mistaken for a heretic to the good cause of data protection I don't think I can completely support @maxschrehms open letter. At least not from a legal point of view👇 https://noyb.eu/...
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@siliconbarry
Barry O'Sullivan
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The only thing GDPR has done is to add an annoying extra step (click to accept) to visiting a website https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @technology
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@jason_kint
@jason_kint
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All 👀 on Ireland. If they follow law then it's likely Facebook will receive significant fines but more importantly will have to reduce its unbridled use of data without purposeful consent. And they'll give confidence to globe (and US) GDPR actually is what we hoped it would be. h…