The Irish Civil Liberties Council (ICCL) said in a press release that ICCL had previously criticized Big Tech’s failure to enforce the GDPR and the European Commission’s failure to monitor how the GDPR is being applied.

Following the actions of the ICCL, the European Commission has taken action on cases across the EU. The European Commission has committed to investigating each every large-scale GDPR case, everywhere in Europe. It will measure how long each procedural step in a case is taking, and what the relevant data protection authorities are doing to progress the case.

Dr Johnny Ryan, ICCL Senior Fellow, said:

“The European Commission’s new commitment should transform Europe’s data and digital enforcement. Previously, big cases lay dormant for years. Now, we should see acceleration in investigation and enforcement, and it will be clear where the European Commission needs to take swift action against Member States that fail to apply the GDPR. This heralds the beginning of true enforcement of the GDPR, and of serious European enforcement against Big Tech.”

For more information: https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/europe-wide-overhaul-of-gdpr-monitoring-triggered-by-iccl/