Data watchdog rejects EU criticism over Max Schrems complaints

The Irish Data Protection Commission has been dealt a stinging rebuke by an EU Parliament committee over its handling of the complaints of Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has strongly refuted criticism of its processes by a European Parliament committee as “false”.

The DPC had been dealt a stinging rebuke by the EU’s Parliamentary Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - known as the LIBE committee - over its handling of the complaints of Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems.