Max Schrems has reserved a poisoned chalice for the General Data Protection Regulation, which is celebrating its second anniversary since implementation.
On Monday 25 May, the Austrian activist and his organisation Noyb.eu sent a letter to the national data protection authorities, the European Data Protection Board, the European Commission and the European Parliament to denounce the weaknesses of the Irish data protection authority.
“With around 10,000 complaints in two years and no fines against private actors, it is clear that Ireland is not effectively implementing EU law”, the press release noted.
In his letter, he is particularly critical of what Dublin describes as progress. Despite progress in the proceedings against Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, it will take more than ten years to reach a final decision if the current pace is maintained, said the organization.
The letter also highlights “for the first time” that ten secret meetings were held prior to the GDPR between the Irish authority and the Facebook group.
To read the the letter: https://bit.ly/3c7KYBb (Original version in French by Sophie Petitjean)