Enda Kenny: friend of facebook

cmac2009

Interesting article in the guardian about facebooks attempts to subvert data legislation and the tactics used. Seems as if Enda was being very helpful indeed in lobbying on facebooks behalf. Although we're all fully aware that this goes on, it's nice for it to come out in the open now and again.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/02/facebook-global-lobbying-campaign-against-data-privacy-laws-investment


The memo notes Kenny’s “appreciation” for Facebook’s decision to locate its headquarters in Dublin and points out that the new proposed data protection legislation was a “threat to jobs, innovation and economic growth in Europe”. It then goes on to say that Ireland is poised to take on the presidency of the EU and therefore has the “opportunity to influence the European Data Directive decisions”. It makes the extraordinary claim that Kenny offered to use the “significant influence” of the EU presidency as a means of influencing other EU member states “even though technically Ireland is supposed to remain neutral in this role”.

freshpopcorn

This thread will hopefully be open here later on!

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057960900