Ms. Dixon, whose father was an army officer and mother a schoolteacher, grew up in a small town in central Ireland before moving to Dublin for university. Fittingly for her current position, Ms. Dixon guards her privacy. Since taking over in 2014, Ms. Dixon has successfully lobbied for more funding and got the headquarters put back in Dublin. But if data privacy is truly a priority globally, Ms. Dixon said, more resources are needed. “We need the funding and resources commensurate with the level of importance.

Source: New York Times May 16, 2018 09:01 UTC