Mr. Barry Lowry:

I suspect that the Commission will try to come forward with legislation and a technical solution that no member state will opt out of. If several member states opt out then the legislation and the technical solution is not meeting the basic European principles of the free movement of people which this is seeking to underpin.

When the Commission speaks about monetary aspects of the legislation, it seems to be talking about what is mandatory in respect of service providers. In other words, if a service provider wants to get involved in this, it will have to follow specific rules because that is the only way that the Commission can give its citizens, the citizens of Europe, the reassurance that this ecosystem is privacy-centric and secure. It will not be mandatory for citizens to use it as they will still have alternatives. That is why what it needs to be is very compelling. In other words, it is much more convenient and even safer-----