newsCovid-19 contact tracing app switches tack in terms of how it functionsThe Government has confirmed officially for the first time that the national contact tracing app to combat Covid-19 which is currently in development has switched tack fundamentally in terms of how it functions.
newsChildren's Hospital to purchase CCTV cameras with facial-recognition capacityA spokesperson has said that 3% of all the CCTV cameras will have the features installed and that how, or whether, they will be used has not been decided.
newsRetaining 3.2m citizens’ data risks EU law breachThe Department of Social Protection could be in breach of European law for retaining the historical data of 3.2m holders of the public service card (PSC) in an attempt to stop future welfare fraud.
newsHigh-ranking civil servant 'made zero effort to answer committee's questions on Public Services Card' - PAC chair