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

Ms Jennifer O'Sullivan:

The Deputy mentioned the COPA Act in the US, which has been in effect for approximately 20 years. The methods of verifying age which have been found culturally acceptable in the US have not gone down well in Europe. We have had complaints from parents who have been asked to provide information which they consider interferes with their privacy. We have not identified breaches but we have received complaints over the method of verification.