Data Protection

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Caitríona Redmond: Are self-service checkouts risky?
EU data protection board imposes ban on Meta using personal data for advertising 
EU data protection board imposes ban on Meta using personal data for advertising 
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued an urgent binding decision banning Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta from processing users personal data for the purposes of behavioural advertising.

Wed, 01 Nov, 2023

Social Protection responsible for over half of 5,000 data breaches by Government departments
Social Protection responsible for over half of 5,000 data breaches by Government departments
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said: 'The vast majority of the confirmed data breaches relate to incidents where customer information was accidentally and inadvertently disclosed to third parties.'

Fri, 06 Oct, 2023

TikTok fined €345m by Irish watchdog over how it processed children’s data
TikTok fined €345m by Irish watchdog over how it processed children’s data
It is the latest in a series of fines handed out by the DPC in Ireland to social media giants

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Data security is vital to the rule of law
Irish Examiner view: Data security is vital to the rule of law
PSNI members whose privacy has been compromised in the data breaches must be given every support

Thu, 10 Aug, 2023

GDPR stamp, General Data Protection Regulation
Irish-based Meta subsidiaries challenge data watchdog's €395m fines
The challenges have been brought against the Data Protection Commission (DPC) by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd and WhatsApp Ireland Ltd

Mon, 22 May, 2023

FILE PHOTO The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended the use of Covid certs in other areas outside of ho
HSE breached data privacy laws distributing digital covid cert 
Incidents among 524 breaches of data protection regulations recorded by the HSE last year

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

European flags in Brussels
European Commission says Ireland's new data law may be 'inapplicable'
The new law, which was rushed through the Oireachtas last summer, replaces a 2011 law that has been ruled illegitimate by the European Court of Justice repeatedly since 2014

Sun, 05 Mar, 2023

Chaplains say reports being 'censored and sanitised' by Irish Prison Service
Chaplains say reports being 'censored and sanitised' by Irish Prison Service
Chaplains dismiss purported concerns about GDPR, saying they are already aware of the need to anonymise information about prisoners

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

Meta layoffs expected
Data watchdog to collect nearly €18m in GDPR-related fines
Six such fines were ratified in Dublin’s Circuit Court, with some being far more substantial than others

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Tusla spend over €400k on consultants without proper tender process
Tusla spend over €400k on consultants without proper tender process
The firm Pembroke Privacy were hired to deal with requests for personal information

Thu, 17 Nov, 2022

Biometric Hardware Firms Display Security Solutions
Irish Examiner view: EU must not become surveillance state
From next May, anyone entering or leaving the EU will be biometrically identified and their details logged in a database

Sat, 29 Oct, 2022

Technology Stock
HSE apologises for data breach which saw vulnerable children's details released
Addresses and phone numbers were accidentally emailed outside the organisation

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

Gardaí at high risk of data breaches involving sensitive information, audit finds
Gardaí at high risk of data breaches involving sensitive information, audit finds
The inquiry also found there were just 18 people in the garda’s data protection unit for an organisation with more than 17,000 staff.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

GRA; GRA CONFERENCE; GARDA REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION; UNITY; 44TH ANNUAL DELEGATES CONFERENCE
McEntee: New laws allowing gardaí to wear body cameras will be ‘hugely helpful’ 
New legislation to be brought before the Dáil shortly will pave the way for gardaí to use and strengthen provisions around the use of CCTV footage and Automatic Number plate Recognition (ANR).

Wed, 25 May, 2022

On laptop diverse people collage webcam view over woman shoulder
Remote working causes new data protection headaches
Pandemic restrictions and working from home may have contributed to some of the data breaches the Data Protection Commission dealt with in 2021

Thu, 24 Feb, 2022

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

CC SERVICE CARD LAUNCH
Department drops appeal regarding legality of Public Services Card
The Department of Social Protection has recognised that the card cannot be mandatory to access all public services without legislation

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

judge gavel on a blue wooden background
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

Graham Dwyer court case
Graham Dwyer's conviction 'certainly looking more dubious'
Legal advice 'definitely favours' Dwyer in his efforts to overturn his conviction for the murder of Elaine O'Hara

Fri, 19 Nov, 2021

2/11/2012 Quinn Family Court Cases
Quinn family succeeds in having 'Irish Examiner' articles removed from Google search
Articles will remain online but will be less easily found by readers after family's successful move under the 'Right to be Forgotten'

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

File Graham Dwyer
Irish Examiner view: Criminals must not hold all the aces in data protection
Specific rules will have to be introduced for nations to have an effective defence for intercepting and holding communications

Wed, 15 Sep, 2021

Data rights group concerned as CSO collects Covid information
Data rights group concerned as CSO collects Covid information
Digital Rights Ireland seeks clarity about the way information on Irish citizens is being collected and stored

Tue, 06 Jul, 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

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

Facebook 'lost on every ground' in High Court battle over data transfer to US
Facebook 'lost on every ground' in High Court battle over data transfer to US
Decision has potential to put social media giant's entire business model in jeopardy

Fri, 14 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

Sinn Féin has yet to respond to concerns over Facebook data collection
Sinn Féin has yet to respond to concerns over Facebook data collection
Commissioner cannot adjudicate on potential infringement of data laws until party responds

Sat, 17 Apr, 2021

Max Schrems: Irish Data Protection Commissioner's process is designed to fail
Max Schrems: Irish Data Protection Commissioner's process is designed to fail
Mr Schrems has accused the Data Protection Commission of 'kicking the can down the road' but the Court of Justice of the European Union said the commission had been fully entitled to refer the complaint onward

Mon, 29 Mar, 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

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Bid to retrieve witness tapes as TD seeks to extend the mother and baby commission by a year
It may now be possible to retrieve the destroyed audio recordings of mother and baby home survivors, the children's minister has been told.

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

Irish government cabinet meeting
Backup tapes may contain erased mother and baby home witness testimony
Survivors of mother and baby homes have been given fresh hope after the commission of investigation said it has found backup files that may contain their witness recordings.

Fri, 19 Feb, 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

Judge to rule on Facebook's EU-US data transfers
Judge to rule on Facebook's EU-US data transfers
Max Schrems settles action over Data Commissioner's probe into Facebook's US data transfers

Wed, 13 Jan, 2021

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

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

CC SERVICE CARD LAUNCH
Public services card contractor objected to previous tender process
A company contracted by the Government to design and implement facial image matching software for the public services card had previously objected to a tender process for the manufacture of the public services card as being unfair.

Fri, 04 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

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

Major data breach at Limerick hospital under investigation
Major data breach at Limerick hospital under investigation
More than 600 patients are being contacted after the hospital became aware of the alleged breach on May 29.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

Irish Prison Service reports 15 data breaches in two years
Irish Prison Service reports 15 data breaches in two years
Some 14 cases were classified as “low” risk with just one breach reported to be of “medium” risk

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

Google walkout
Civil liberties group 'deeply concerned' at Data Protection Commission's handling of big tech companies
One of Ireland’s most prominent civil advocacy groups has launched a stinging attack on the Office of the Data Protection Commission in a letter to the Minister for Justice, questioning the Commission’s ability to successfully advance “urgent ...

Mon, 28 Sep, 2020

Social media regulation
Data Protection Commission orders Facebook to halt sending of user data to the US
In July, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the data transfer deal between the EU and the US - Privacy Shield - was invalid

Thu, 10 Sep, 2020

Data watchdog 'doubts' legality of welfare officers collecting information at airports
Data watchdog 'doubts' legality of welfare officers collecting information at airports
The Data Protection Commission "can't see" how social welfare inspectors have the power to collect information from passengers who are leaving the country.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2020

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