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Outgoing Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon appointed to ComReg

Dixon is set to step down from the role of Data Protection Commissioner on February 19

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Helen Dixon to step down as Data Protection Commissioner in February

Dixon has held the role since September 2014

EU ruling muddies waters for Irish data watchdog as Meta plots payment model

A new order from Europe’s privacy regulator is being viewed with bemusement by some as it bans the company from doing something it has already promised to move away from

TikTok fined €345m by Irish Data Protection Commission

Chinese-owned social media platform found to have violated the privacy of young users between the age of 13 and 17 on its video-sharing app

TikTok facing ‘significant’ EU fine over violating chidren’s privacy, report says

Fine said to be in the region of “hundreds of millions of euros” and is said to be announced in a matter of weeks

It’s business as usual on data transfers despite Meta ruling

Proposed new legislation means it is unlikely the Facebook parent company will have to pay the DPC’s €1.2 billion fine

Lucinda Creighton: Meta’s €1.2bn fine is wholly appropriate, and not before time

The tech giant has promised over and over to do the right thing each time it is caught out misusing private data, but it never truly changes

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Data Protection Commissioner rejects criticism over speed of investigations

Commisioner also signals progress in the long-running saga over the validity of transatlantic data transfers

Global business leaders to attend major economic conference in Ireland next month

The key themes of the inaugural New Economy Gateway Europe conference include the near-shoring of supply chains, energy security, financial stability and the challenges facing the semiconductor industry

Data Protection Commissioner says rules for fining multinationals have created a ‘legal maze’

Ireland’s data protection officials deal with thousands of complaints

Elaine Byrne: Does the truth matter to Musk – or is it up to Europe’s watchman now?

In a world where facts are increasingly seen as irrelevant and lies usurp reality, the Data Protection Commission must step up to the plate

Matt Cooper: Contentious tax commission report will likely just join the others gathering dust

Recommendations that require tough and unpopular decisions are diluted or ignored at the best of times, never mind on our current wartime footing

Two extra commissioners to be appointed to DPC

Restructure is due to watchdog dealing with increasingly complex investigations in recent years, as lead regulator for many of the world’s largest data companies, according to Justice Minister

DPC does not need more commissioners but should consider more outsourcing, report says

External audit finds ‘feeling’ among staff that DPC’s model is no longer fit for purpose

Setting the record straight: Helen Dixon on fixing the DPC’s image problem

Its critics have claimed that the Data Protection Commission has too many shortcomings to carry out its duties effectively, but commission head Helen Dixon believes the criticism is misplaced and misinformed

John Walsh: Sovereignty is not the best policy in regulating tech giants

No single member state has the capacity to deal with these Goliaths: we need the clout of an EU-wide agency

Maxed out: Why Ireland is at the centre of a ‘Kafkaesque’ row over your data

Activist Max Schrems has accused Helen Dixon of failing to hold Big Tech to account over the handling of EU citizens’ data. But the Data Protection Commissioner insists that her office is taking action

Editorial: Time to give embattled Dixon the support she needs

Ireland’s reputation as a good European partner rests on the proper resourcing of the Data Protection Commissioner’s office

Andrews: EU criticism of Dixon stems from jealousy of Ireland’s FDI success

The Fianna Fáil MEP has said the ‘unfair’ row over released letters shows resentment of Ireland’s privileged status with tech giants