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mistrial9yesterday at 10:53 PM1 replyview on HN

there might be an oversight component of the settlement that is not prominent in the press releases


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tremonyesterday at 11:38 PM

This is a judgement from the DPC in Ireland, which has a history of reluctance [0] when it comes to enforcing the GDPR on US corporations, e.g. in [1] they even had to be ordered by a court to start investigating. I don't see the Irish DPC voluntarily choosing to take on more oversight here.

[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/ireland-fails-to...

[1] https://cooltechzone.com/news/court-irish-dpa-must-investiga...