Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I asked this question last week when the Data Commission was before us. Do Google and Apple believe that users have a right to know the data that both companies hold on them and how they are profiled? They talked about going on to Google and about the millions of users who do this. As the witnesses heard from Deputy Ryan, many people are not aware, and certainly I would not be, of the profiles that the companies hold in relation to the data on users. I mention an easily accessible one-stop shop. Many users would be surprised to know the profiles that companies like Google and Apple have on them and how they use them to them help them, whether to know who won the football last night or what shops are nearby or for marketing and targeted ads.

My question is for Google and Apple. Do they believe that there needs to be an easier way for users to know exactly how they are profiled and what data that the companies hold on them?

Does Mr. Davis want to start?

Thank you Chairman-----