Data Protection Commissioner to step down in February

Helen Dixon said it had been a 'privilege and an honour' to have served in the position since September 2014

Ms Dixon was appointed to the role in September 2014. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Ireland’s top data protection watchdog Helen Dixon has announced she will be stepping down from her role in February next year after more than nine years in the position.

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is the lead supervisory authority for numerous multinational tech giants located here and oversees their operations across Europe. This makes the DPC one of the central data protection authorities across Europe.