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Helen Dixon is the Data Commissioner for Ireland (March 2019). Appointed in 2014, she had been the Irish Registrar of Companies. She is the first female Commissioner, following Billy Hawkes { link? } who held the position before her. The Data Commissioner role involves upholding the rights of individuals regarding how data about them is used. With many of the global high-tech companies who deal with personal information for consumers being based in Ireland (e.g. Facebook, Google, AirBnB, LinkedIn), the scope of the role includes the protection of the personal data of all of the individuals who have accounts with each of these companies.