The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is conducting 17 investigations into multinational tech firms headquartered in the country, according to commissioner Helen Dixon. She confirmed eight cases concerned Facebook, while others under scrutiny included WhatsApp, Google, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. In a statement on Friday, Facebook said it was “committed to protecting people
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is conducting 17 investigations into multinational tech firms headquartered in the country, according to commissioner Helen Dixon. She confirmed eight cases concerned Facebook, while others under scrutiny included WhatsApp, Google, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. Among the issues being examined are whether companies notified the office within 72 hours of a security breach, as required under the General Data Protection Regulation, and the problems of inconsistent and over-long privacy notices.