Data protection legislation: Uneven laws

The adage “one law for the rich and another for the poor” is as true as it ever was but what defines rich is relative and ever-changing — especially when individuals and government institutions are in conflict.

Two of the country’s best-known developers are locked in a battle with Nama to recover “personal data” provided to the agency. Despite having a deeper war chest than Seán Citizen, the businessmen have been unable to retrieve the documents.