Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation: Data Protection Commission

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Of the 15 complaints, seven are against Facebook and two are against WhatsApp, which is a company under the ownership and jurisdiction of Facebook. As such, that is nine out of 15. When will fines issue or decisions be made? In France, decisions have been made under EU privacy rules and a fine has been issued to Google of €50 million. Google has its headquarters here. When will decisions and outcomes emerge under the GDPR investigations? People are awaiting that. What is the timeline or trajectory for the decision-making process to conclude?

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