Data Protection Commissioner hits back at ‘ludicrous’ critics

Just because someone resorts to social media to flag a possible breach of privacy law doesn’t mean her office should instantly 'write up a letter and fine a company', Helen Dixon said

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon: 'There’s far too much encouraging and setting of an expectation' that action should immediately follow 'because somebody tweets that something is an infringement'.

Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has hit back at “ludicrous” comments from critics who complain her office has been too slow to rein in companies, including Facebook.

Just because someone resorts to social media to flag a possible breach of privacy law doesn’t mean her office should instantly “write up a letter and fine a company” , Ms Dixon said in an interview with Bloomberg.