Irish Government Proposes Confidentiality Law To Silence Big Tech Critics

The Irish government proposed an amendment allowing the Data Protection Commission to declare information confidential.
Privacy advocates argue the change would hinder public discourse and reporting on tech firms misusing data.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says the DPC should hold public hearings, but the government wants to make decision-making more opaque.
The government claims the change would strengthen investigations, but critics say it would shield Big Tech from accountability.
The new rule would benefit tech companies, but harm efforts to regulate them, according to critics.