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Reform of Irish data regulator would be counterproductive, its chief says

By Sam Clark ( February 24, 2022, 00:02 GMT | Insight) -- The head of the Irish Data Protection Commission, which regulates Big Tech in Europe, has pushed back on proposed reforms of the regulator, saying they would be counterproductive. Helen Dixon told MLex that a proposal to add two new commissioners would slow it down, and disagreed with accusations that her authority has been too slow and too soft on Big Tech, saying no other data authority has produced the same results at the same pace.Data protection enforcement against Big Tech companies wouldn't be quicker if the Irish data protection agency was reformed, the its chief has said. ...

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