‘New era’ in data protection as changes loom

A “new era” of data protection is being ushered in with “big” changes ahead for individuals, firms, and state bodies.

Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon warned in her annual report, published yesterday, that an overhaul of EU laws was coming down the tracks in terms of greater protection of personal information.

“We are going to see a very big change and that’s really what I was referencing when I made the reference to a new era,” she told the Irish Examiner.