Data Protection Commission hit with massive legal bill after Facebook privacy case
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said: “The Irish taxpayer now has to pick up parts of the bill.”
The Data Protection Commission must pay the legal costs of Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems regarding a landmark EU ruling concerning Facebook, with the final bill likely to total in excess of €2m.
Such a bill would amount to in excess of 10% of the DPC’s entire annual budget.
Source: Data Protection Commission hit with massive legal bill after Facebook privacy case