Public Services Card debacle shows the State is prepared to take liberties with citizens' data

State is now two for two in terms of Public Service Card investigations

Paschal Donohoe after registering for a Public Services Card with the Department of Social Protection at the Public Services Card Centre, D’Olier St, Dublin, in 2016.

The result of the latest investigation into the Public Services Card (PSC) by the Data Protection Commission was made public on Tuesday.

While it landed with less fanfare than the DPC’s initial high-profile investigation of the card in August 2019 — mostly given the investigation was instigated by a private citizen — its results mean the State is now two for two in terms of PSC investigations.