Full coverage: Data Protection Commission

The EU’s data protection watchdog asserts control over Ireland and sends a stark warning to multinationals channelling user details overseas via Dublin, but the courts will have the final say.

With just a year left in the job, Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon takes on her critics and explains why the privacy watchdog is delivering the goods.

The Data Protection Commission has recently handed down over €1bn in fines against Meta-owned companies for privacy breaches under GDPR. The latest against messaging service WhatsApp is a drop in the ocean by comparison at €5.5 million. Yet it too is now subject to legal challenge.