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Irish data protection authorities are expecting a cash injection in tomorrow’s budget. Currently the Office of Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) spends around €1.7m a year, but there are fears across Europe that this will be insufficient if the draft Data Protection Regulation becomes law in its current form. Facebook, …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Naval gazing

    More resources to presumably look the other way, as they did with the europe-vs-facebook complaints.

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    1. qwertyuiop
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      Re: Naval gazing

      Naval gazing? Do you mean they spend all their time looking at boats? No wonder they aren't very effective against Google et al.

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    2. Looper
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      Re: Naval gazing

      Brilliant pun AC.

      Genuis...

      Sailor.

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  2. Yet Another Anonymous coward Silver badge

    Be a terrible shame

    If having to log all the Eu activities of Facebook/Google/Apple/Microsoft and all the other US companies that only do any Eu business in Ireland - comes to more than the carefully negotiate tax settlements

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    any idea how many people that is?

    Or is that salary and yachts?

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