How one country blocks the world on data privacy

The GDPR is the world’s toughest standard for data privacy. But nearly a year later, its chief enforcer — the tiny nation of Ireland — has yet to take a single action against major tech firms like Facebook and Google.

Now, data-privacy experts and regulators in other countries alike are questioning Ireland’s commitment to policing imminent privacy concerns like Facebook’s reintroduction of facial recognition software and data sharing with its recently purchased subsidiary WhatsApp, and Google’s sharing of information across its burgeoning number of platforms.

Full article: How one country blocks the world on data privacy – POLITICO