Organisation: Information Commissioner’s Office

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From Dublin to Hamburg: Siri, Alexa and Google assistants are probed

Regulators in the US and Europe are examining whether Google, Apple, and Amazon are violating privacy by employing human reviewers to listen to voice commands recorded by digital assistants.

business

Dixons in Irish hacker alert

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NI department fined over €178,000 over data breach

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Google ordered to delete Street View data

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France warns Google over use of personal data

Sun readers warned over hacked data

Some readers of the Sun have been sent an email warning them computer hackers may have stolen their personal details, including their addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers.

Tue, 02 Aug, 2011

Google admits copying passwords from home computers

INTERNET search engine Google has admitted copying household computer passwords and emails, it was revealed.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2010

Google admits copying data from home computers

Internet search engine Google has admitted copying household computer passwords and emails, it was revealed today.

Sun, 24 Oct, 2010

‘Stasi-style citizen spy game’ website attacked

CAMPAIGNERS yesterday criticised a new website that allows anyone in Europe to monitor commercial CCTV footage live online as a “Stasi-style citizen spy game” that should be banned.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2010

North's freedom of information chief suspended

The North’s freedom of information chief has been suspended, it was announced today.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2009

Fresh probe into paper’s phone taps ruled out

SCOTLAND YARD will conduct “no further investigation” of allegations of phone tapping by the News of the World, assistant commissioner John Yates said last night.

Fri, 10 Jul, 2009

Privacy watchdog orders M&S to improve computer security

Marks & Spencer broke data protection rules by failing to secure the personal details of some 26,000 employees, a UK privacy watchdog said today.

Fri, 25 Jan, 2008

Barclay's faces probe over 'privacy rules breach'

An official investigation has been launched into alleged customer privacy breaches by Barclays Bank, the UK's Information Commissioner’s Office said today.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2007

TK Maxx shoppers victims of credit card heist

Hackers have stolen the bank card details of millions of Irish, British and American shoppers in what is thought to be the world’s biggest ever credit card heist.

Fri, 30 Mar, 2007