Data Protection Commission wrote to Oireachtas justice committee in December to 'correct a number of inaccuracies' in its 2021 report

Digital Rights Ireland: 'Over 100 million Europeans' data is still downloadable on the web today because of Facebook leaking private, personal data'

DPC had imposed the smaller fine after it found Meta had breached GDPR but European Data Protection Board rejected that decision

Facebook parent Meta will only be able to run advertising based on personal data with users' consent, according to a confidential EU privacy watchdog decision, a person familiar with the matter said, in a blow to the social network.

Six such fines were ratified in Dublin’s Circuit Court, with some being far more substantial than others

The vast majority of the leaked records included phone numbers, names, genders, and Facebook IDs

The trojan horse of GDPR has been widely misused by government departments

DPC will be expected to undertake an internal review, said Helen McEntee

Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, tells Cianan Brennan what it has been like since the advent of GDPR and dealing with criticism from Europe on its handling of Big Tech

It comes after Limerick City & County Council was told to turn off 357 of the 401 CCTV cameras it has in place

Pandemic restrictions and working from home may have contributed to some of the data breaches the Data Protection Commission dealt with in 2021

Local authority will have to switch off 357 of its 401 cameras if it cannot find a legal basis for the mass surveillance

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.

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.

The Data Protection Commissioner also recommended that Áontu not require participants of online surveys to fill in personal data

The Department of Social Protection has recognised that the card cannot be mandatory to access all public services without legislation

Media reports in recent days suggested the DPC had lobbied the European Data Protection Board for favourable treatment for social media companies, but this has been rejected as 'completely untrue'

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

Articles will remain online but will be less easily found by readers after family's successful move under the 'Right to be Forgotten'

The nature of the breach was greeted with incredulity by sources within the outreach sector, who questioned why such sessions would be recorded at all.

WhatsApp Ireland claims the Data Protection Commission's decision is unconstitutional and incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

Some 98% of the 164 data protection cases of 'European significance' referred to the Data Protection Commission 'remain unresolved', according to a new report by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

We look at the issues being raised about how parties and politicians collect and store the data of private citizens

An Irish Examineranalysis found that the websites of TDs and ministers from five parties breach data rules 

DPC wrote to party over how it was targeting people on Facebook

Data Protection Commission will determine whether Facebook Ireland complied with obligations in connection with the processing of personal data

Journalists and transparency advocates say accessing official information is a difficult and time-consuming task for them, let alone members of the public

Just because someone resorts to social media to flag a possible breach of privacy law doesn’t mean her office should instantly 'write up a letter and fine a company', Helen Dixon said

The Data Protection Commission has already been in contact with the Commission, which is due to close at the end of this month

University College Dublin has been officially reprimanded and ordered to bring its processes up to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standard

The DPC had been dealt a stinging rebuke by the EU’s Parliamentary Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Under GDPR, the maximum fine allowable would have been roughly €49m. Twitter was fined €450,000

First fine for tech giant from Ireland's privacy regulator after the mobile app made protected tweets public due to a glitch

Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said: "The Irish taxpayer now has to pick up parts of the bill."

Wexford County Council used drones to monitor compliance with Covid-19 restrictions during the initial lockdown earlier this year due to fears of an influx of tourists from Dublin.

More than 600 patients are being contacted after the hospital became aware of the alleged breach on May 29.

Fianna Fáil senator Malcolm Byrne said he has “grave concerns” about the use of artificial intelligence by TikTok and there are fewer than 200 people in the DPC responsible for regulating the data of up to half a billion people

The authorities rolling out Ireland's Covid-19 smartphone tool have taken on board civil liberties concerns — but data protection experts say there is still no room for complacency, writes Olga Cronin

The Data Protection Commission is set to review all data gathering pertaining to child benefit applications in the fallout from a contentious court case between itself and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

Wexford County Council has used drones to monitor lockdown compliance in private dwellings, holiday homes, and 68 caravan parks without carrying out a privacy assessment — which has 'stunned' a local data protection consultant.

The case last year went to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) in Strasbourg which examined the validity or otherwise of European Commission decisions approving EU-US data transfer channels used by Facebook and others.

Tusla is to be fined for disclosing sensitive personal data that was later posted on social media, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has decided.

There is now no scenario in which someone's employer will find out they have tested positive for Covid-19 before the person finds out themselves.