Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion

2:00 pm

Photo of Hildegarde NaughtonHildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I expect Facebook will be doing this in the future. From the public's point of view, the issue is to know their data is protected. This is not just a retrospective review or audit. The public who use the Facebook platform need to be assured that their data will be protected and that Facebook will put in these safeguards.