GDPR

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CCTV in rainny day at Counryside
Limerick's illegal use of CCTV is 'shocking' according to DPC
Local authority will have to switch off 357 of its 401 cameras if it cannot find a legal basis for the mass surveillance

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Limerick council's CCTV failings brought into sharp focus by DPC probe 
Limerick council's CCTV failings brought into sharp focus by DPC probe 
Forty-eight infringements covered 20 separate articles of the General Data Protection Regulation

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Christmas online shopping study
Teaching Council fined €60,000 after teacher data leaked in phishing scam
The statutory body with responsibility for regulating teachers has been fined €60,000 after the personal data of more than 9,700 people was leaked via a phishing scam.

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

Limerick council fined for installing CCTV cameras with no lawful basis
Limerick council fined for installing CCTV cameras with no lawful basis
Among its findings, the DPC found that cameras had been installed at nine Traveller halting sites around the county without a legal basis.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2022

Coronavirus - Mon Feb 8, 2021
Garda body cams should not use facial recognition technology, committee warns
Garda body-worn cameras should not use facial recognition technology and should not be used to racially profile people, according to recommendations from the Oireachtas justice committee.

Mon, 03 Jan, 2022

Sinn Fein Ard Fheis 2021
Sinn Féin must tell voters about its election database, says watchdog
The Data Protection Commissioner also recommended that Áontu not require participants of online surveys to fill in personal data

Mon, 20 Dec, 2021

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Sides in talks to 'narrow down' issues in 'massively complex' Public Services Card case
The State’s appeal had resulted from a ruling made by the DPC that the card is illegal when used for services other than welfare

Tue, 07 Dec, 2021

Coronavirus - Fri May 15, 2020
Department of Social Protection sacked or transferred 20 staff for breaching standards
Various other departments also outlined their dismissals and transfers since 2011

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

File Photo The Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has clashed with several of her European counterparts after they object
'Time to revisit' structure of watchdog as plans for two more data commissioners reported
Digital Rights Ireland said the new appointments should include at least one data protection lawyer with experience of regulatory enforcement

Mon, 29 Nov, 2021

High Court to hear country's first challenge to Covid Cert on grounds of discrimination
High Court to hear country's first challenge to Covid Cert on grounds of discrimination
The restaurant claims that due to its refusal to comply with the measure, it has been constantly inspected by HSE compliance officers and was shut down for two days in September

Wed, 27 Oct, 2021

Ransomware And Code Hacking Background
'Privacy v safety' compete in battle against cyber peril
A cyber security conference, organised by Cyber Ireland, heard that the “big issues” in tackling the cyber threat were trust and information-sharing

Thu, 21 Oct, 2021

Mobile phone with sports betting website app in the screen.
'Wake up call': Trinity College study shows true extent of data sharing on Android phones
Many apps and OS installed on mobile Android phones had no opt out for data collection.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2021

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Vodafone and Three Ireland admit to sending unlawful marketing messages
Vodafone had seven charges and Three faced two allegations

Mon, 06 Sep, 2021

Technology Stock
More than 500 data breaches at Department of Social Protection 'a matter of great concern'
The department said the 508 data breaches were a “very small number” in the context of payments being processed for 2.7m individual customers.

Tue, 17 Aug, 2021

Louise O'Neill: Should billionaires exist?
Louise O'Neill: Should billionaires exist?
When individual people have more wealth than the entire GDP of countries, it’s time to acknowledge that we have a serious problem

Sat, 14 Aug, 2021

Amazon faces record EU fine over GDPR 'breach'
Amazon faces record EU fine over GDPR 'breach'
Luxembourg's data protection authority accused the online retailer of processing personal data in violation of the rules

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
HSE breached law by asking for vaccine status of staff, expert warns
HSE created GDPR issues for failing to carry out a risk assessment before sending out circular to determine vaccination status of staff

Mon, 05 Jul, 2021

Ransomware And Code Hacking Background
HSE seeks order to help find who uploaded or downloaded files stolen in cyberattack
The defendants, Chronicle Security Ireland Ltd, have said they want to help the HSE, but for data protection reasons cannot hand over material without a court order

Fri, 25 Jun, 2021

First Facebook Oversight Board members confirmed
Ireland's data watchdog 'shouldn’t alone regulate Facebook and other big tech for 500m Europeans'
Europe's top court has backed individual national privacy watchdogs to pursue Facebook and other tech giants, meaning they could face scrutiny and sanctions from other member states

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

IKEA fined €1m by French court for spying on staff and customers
IKEA fined €1m by French court for spying on staff and customers
Worker representatives said the information was used to target union leaders or used to IKEA's advantage in disputes with customers

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

First Facebook Oversight Board members confirmed
Ireland's data protection agency undercut by EU ruling on Big Tech 
The European Court of Justice today said that cross-border data processing requires “close, sincere, and effective cooperation” between national regulators

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

FILE PHOTO An Bord Pleanala has refused planning permission for a 179-unit apartment development on the site of the Bessborough
Data Protection Commissioner raised repeated concerns with Mother and Baby Home Commission
Questions over handling of sensitive survivor testimony and delays in responding to queries

Mon, 07 Jun, 2021

Technology Stock - Social Media
Prison Service asked Facebook to review officers' group amid privacy concerns
Social media giant said some offending posts in private group for serving and former prison officers had been removed but that one did not violate Facebook's community standards

Wed, 05 May, 2021

FILE PHOTO Sinn Fein have shut down their site linked to a secret voter database, over which the Data Protection Commisioner Hel
Cianan Brennan: Political database slippery slope could spell trouble for all parties
Data protection and GDPR arrived in the mainstream last week in Ireland, roughly three years later than they should have.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

FILE PHOTO Sinn Fein have shut down their site linked to a secret voter database, over which the Data Protection Commisioner Hel
Data Protection Commissioner criticised for inefficient decision-making on GDPR matters
Helen Dixon defended her office from criticism from activist Max Schrems and privacy solicitor Fred Logue at a hearing of the justice committee

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Lord Mountbatten assassination apology
Q&A: Why are politicians talking about data?
We look at the issues being raised about how parties and politicians collect and store the data of private citizens

Sat, 24 Apr, 2021

Technology Stock
Most political parties in Ireland have breached data protection rules
An Irish Examineranalysis found that the websites of TDs and ministers from five parties breach data rules 

Sat, 24 Apr, 2021

Coronavirus - Fri Feb 19, 2021
Most employers want to know whether their staff are vaccinated
Findings show that over 70% of companies are yet to discuss whether they will collect vaccine data from employees

Mon, 12 Apr, 2021

Hacker Targeting Online Shoppers for Identity Theft
Details of almost 450,000 customers compromised in Fastway Couriers hack
Fastway Couriers confirmed that one of its IT systems was subject to a cyber attack, resulting in client data, including customers’ personal information, being compromised.

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021

Public Services Card
Watchdog notified of over 6,600 data security breaches last year
Cases concerning employment law disputes continue to be heavily represented

Thu, 25 Feb, 2021

FILE PHOTO Cabinet will discuss a new controversy over the Mother and Baby Homes report this morning - Minister Roderic O’Gorman
DPC requested to investigate deletion of Mother and Baby Home testimony
The Data Protection Commission has already been in contact with the Commission, which is due to close at the end of this month

Wed, 17 Feb, 2021

UCD fined €70k by data watchdog after email accounts' log-in details posted online
UCD fined €70k by data watchdog after email accounts' log-in details posted online
University College Dublin has been officially reprimanded and ordered to bring its processes up to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standard

Mon, 08 Feb, 2021

Scam risks
Gardaí in Cork issue text scam warning after woman loses €4k
Gardaí say the incident is just one of a number of scams reported in recent weeks

Thu, 04 Feb, 2021

GDPR has made it harder to catch illegal dumpers, Eamon Ryan says
GDPR has made it harder to catch illegal dumpers, Eamon Ryan says
Illegal dumping could be costing the Republic's 31 local authorities €90m per year

Tue, 02 Feb, 2021

Woman whose account was hacked sues Facebook
Woman whose account was hacked sues Facebook
Sylvia O'Mahoney claims her constitutional right to privacy and GDPR rights have been breached.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2021

CC SINN FEIN
'Enormous obstacles' blocking survivors accessing birth certs need to be removed
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said Mother & Baby Home survivors need to be able to access their personal data.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2021

Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange
Civil liberties campaigners criticise 'disappointing' low fine for Twitter over data breach
Under GDPR, the maximum fine allowable would have been roughly €49m. Twitter was fined €450,000

Tue, 15 Dec, 2020

High Court told of 'devastating consequences' for Facebook if commissioner decision stands
High Court told of 'devastating consequences' for Facebook if commissioner decision stands
Facebook is seeking to quash the Data Protection Commissioner's decision that transfers to the US be suspended and to her decision to conduct an inquiry.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2020

Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange
Ireland's data watchdog fines Twitter €450k for GDPR breaches
First fine for tech giant from Ireland's privacy regulator after the mobile app made protected tweets public due to a glitch

Tue, 15 Dec, 2020

College apologises for lecturers insulting students after forgetting to turn off cameras
College apologises for lecturers insulting students after forgetting to turn off cameras
Lecturers overheard using offensive and insulting language to describe virtual presentatons they had watched

Mon, 14 Dec, 2020

Limerick school seeks Instagram account identity over 'derogatory' comments
Limerick school seeks Instagram account identity over 'derogatory' comments
The court heard some of the images and comments posted about teachers and children had a sexual context

Mon, 07 Dec, 2020

799 data breaches notified by Government departments in 2019
799 data breaches notified by Government departments in 2019
The Department of Social Protection was responsible for nearly half the breaches notified.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2020

AUSTRIA-EU-US-COURT-COMPUTERS-PRIVACY
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."

Fri, 30 Oct, 2020

Simon Coveney press conferemce
New Mother and Baby homes legislation does not address all issues, admits minister
The German approach to the archiving of files of the Stasi secret police in East Germany was a potential model Ireland could explore, said Roderic O'Gorman.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2020

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