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Irish DPC burns taxpayer money over delay cases

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Forced Consent & Consent Bypass Irish DPC to pay tens of thousands in legal costs over 47 months delay in cases against WhatsApp and Instagram Today the Irish DPC has settled a case with noyb over a gross delay in two cases on Instagram and WhatsApp. 47 months after the filing of the cases on Facebook's "consent bypass", the DPC agreed to pay tens of thousands in costs for a Judicial Review over delays. While the GDPR requires a decision "without delay" the DPC takes the view that four years for producing a draft decision is reasonable. In most EU Member States the law requires a decision within 3 to 12 months. Simple Case. On 25 May 2018, on the day the GDPR came into force noyb filed four complaints over "forced consent". One was leading to a quick € 50 million fine against Google in France, the other three cases (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) were sent to the DPC as the lead authority. None of the Irish cases have seen a final decision so far. The cases itself are simple, as the

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