Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

One final question before I hand over to my colleagues. The witness mentions that he would prefer if the identification or processing of data were the responsibility of the State rather than that of the social media providers. Realistically speaking, is this market too big for the State to effectively regulate?

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