'Last Minute' Law Change Bid in Ireland To 'Muzzle' Critics of Data Protection Commission

A "last-minute" government amendment to a bill is an effort to "muzzle" critics of the Data Protection Commission (DPC) and will make the commission's decision-making "even more opaque," a civil liberties group has claimed. From a report: The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has urged all parties in the Dail to challenge the proposed amendment to the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 when it comes up for final debate on Wednesday. The amendment provides that the Commission may direct information deemed by it to be confidential not be disclosed. Failure to comply with a non-disclosure notice issued by the commission will be an offence liable on summary conviction to a $5,450 fine. Dr Johnny Ryan of the ICCL said the amendment "will gag people from speaking about how the DPC handles their complaint and from speaking about how big tech firms or public bodies are misusing their data."

Elected Leaders and Public servants world wide

[oldgraybeard]

believe one thing. They are the re incarnation of god! And any disagreements or questions are blasphemy.

Re:

[Eunomion]

Elected leaders and public servants are fine. It's the people who are neither and still demand power that are the problem.

More than Ireland is involved

[Teun]

Because a bunch of very large (US) companies have set up their EU operational center in Ireland (low tax!) this has a wider influence than just Ireland.
So they better prepare for a European court case.

Re: More than Ireland is involved

[pitch2cv]

Yup. There's no shortage on motivations to keep on subscribing to https://noyb.eu/ [noyb.eu] especially seeing how fierce they've been, successfully standing up for digital consumer rights in EU.

Perfect use for ChatGPT

[kmoser]

Just ask ChatGPT to write a criticism of the DPC, post it online, and tell people to complain to ChatGPT if they don't like it.

That's not what the amendment says at all

[forgotten_my_nick]

> will gag people from speaking about how the DPC handles their complaint

It doesn't stop that at all. The is to prevent leaking confidential information which is part of an ongoing investigation.

Re:

[surfinky]

Prevent leaking of confidential information!? Already the DPC requires that individual complainants identity be made known to the person or body for whom the complaint is made against. So, if the pervert next door trains a camera into your bedroom, or into your yard where your kids are playing, he is duly notified that he is being investigated for breaching the complainants privacy. Nothing about the DPC is to actually protect the individual, or their rights.

If you want to find out who really rules you...

[Cpt_Kirks]

...find out who you can't criticize.

Ireland is proper fucked

[sinkskinkshrieks]

1. Lack of affordable housing

2. Corporate tax haven bending over for any few tens of millions $$.

3. Corrupt politicians intent on preserving 1. and 2.

4. Mass exodus not seen since the famines.