Brian O’Donovan reports:
A group of privacy organisations, including the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, has written to the Government expressing concerns over the recent appointment of a third Commissioner of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC).
Last month it was announced that Niamh Sweeney had been appointed to the role.
Ms Sweeney has previously held senior positions with technology companies including WhatsApp and Facebook, both run by Meta.
In their letter to the Government, the organisations said they were writing to publicly express their “outrage and misgivings” over the appointment, which they said “reflects a concerning level of disregard for EU law”.
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