Big Tech’s top EU data watchdog hits back at ‘ludicrous’ critics


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 25 Feb 2021

One of two pending probes into WhatsApp, that looks at a possible lack of transparency around data-sharing, could be concluded soon. Other probes into Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp could be up next, she said. — Reuters

The head of Silicon Valley’s main privacy watchdog in Europe hit back at “ludicrous” comments from critics who complain it’s been too slow to rein in companies including Facebook Inc.

Just because someone resorts to social media to flag a possible breach of privacy law doesn’t mean her office should instantly “write up a letter and fine a company,” Helen Dixon, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, told Bloomberg.

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