Personal data overhaul for EU citizens

New laws to be introduced across the EU from January will give citizens better control of their personal information and make it easier to access, correct, or delete their data.

Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes said the overhaul of laws would lead to greater transparency over what happens to people’s information when they share it.

Writing in today’s Irish Examiner, Mr Hawkes said personal information should be protected no matter where it is sent or stored, even outside the EU.