However, DPC Commissioner Helen Dixon slammed “inaccuracies” in some of the criticism presented against her office, adding that hostile commentary was “exaggerated” and “simplistic”. The Committee invited both Mr Schrems, whose legal action against Facebook has changed European law, and Ms Dixon, Europe’s most powerful tech regulator. “There is more and more of an appetite for an infringement procedure against the Republic of Ireland,” said Mr Schrems. She said that the figures cited by Mr Schrems were inaccurately portrayed. Mr Schrems said that despite Ireland’s DPC being one of the best-resourced data protection agencies in Europe, other countries have become far more efficient at dealing with GDPR issues.

Source: Irish Independent April 27, 2021 20:03 UTC