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Data Protection

All time
DATA LEAK
Four Government ministers among 65 TDs whose details are contained in leaked Facebook database
9 Apr 2021
71.9k
43
Data Breach
Fastway Couriers apologises after customer data from over 440,000 parcel deliveries hacked
11 Mar 2021
171k
81
Data Protection
'Needed further thinking': DPC paused Facebook's plan to expand its suicide and self-harm prevention tools
25 Feb 2021
7.0k
7
department of children
Data Protection Commissioner: Transfer of Mother and Baby Homes records to Dept could be 'high risk'
Updated 25 Feb 2021
19.6k
16
mother-and-baby homes
Varadkar says he was 'quite surprised' that mother and baby home testimony was destroyed
Updated 4 Feb 2021
22.6k
24
Home Security
'Big rise' in complaints about domestic CCTV cameras, Data Protection Commissioner says
7 Jan 2021
80.2k
30
Data Protection Commission
Minister for Justice and Irish Prison Service appeal data watchdog finding about officers' thumbprints
13 Nov 2020
23.0k
Selling our genes
Selling Our Genes: Government inaction allowing private sector to take control of our DNA
4 Oct 2020
48.9k
33
noteworthy.ie
Selling Our Genes: Government needs to keep ‘our national identity’ in public ownership
4 Oct 2020
1.1k
0
Data Protection
Facebook launches High Court challenge to DPC's order to suspend EU-US data transfers
11 Sep 2020
12.0k
Data Protection Commission
Facebook told it can no longer send user data from EU to US
10 Sep 2020
21.5k
32
Child and Family Agency
Tusla suffers 23 'high risk' data breaches - including stolen files and loss of devices - since last year
17 Aug 2020
15.1k
9
ECJ
Europe's highest court rules that data protection arrangement between EU and US is invalid
Updated 16 Jul 2020
41.9k
42
Max Schrems
Highest European court expected to rule on data privacy case today
16 Jul 2020
14.9k
Covid-19
HSE still plans to roll out contact tracing app by end of the month
10 May 2020
23.8k
55
Data Protection
Plans to charge 58,000 people with excessive water usage delayed over privacy concerns
24 Feb 2020
28.5k
71
Data Protection Commission
Facebook postpones Valentine's Day launch for dating app due to data regulator's concerns
12 Feb 2020
13.7k
16
data processing
Data protection inquiries launched into Google and Tinder over GDPR concerns
4 Feb 2020
11.8k
8
Cardiff
World's first legal challenge over police use of facial recognition tech to be taken to appeals court
20 Nov 2019
16.5k
1
Data Protection
Needing a PSC for National Childcare Scheme is 'illegal and highly discriminatory'
20 Nov 2019
10.5k
16
PSC
Criminal sanctions possible if government ignores watchdog’s orders on Public Services Card
18 Sep 2019
19.2k
101
FactCheck
The Explainer: Why is there so much controversy over the Public Services Card?
13 Sep 2019
13.7k
43
Public Services Card
Data Protection Commission to seek enforcement action over government's refusal to comply with PSC findings
5 Sep 2019
26.6k
33
Data Protection
'This is f***ing insane': OPW staff emails show tensions over decision to ban visitor books from sites
24 Aug 2019
54.9k
46
Clear history
Facebook launches new privacy tool to limit data-scraping from third-party websites and apps
21 Aug 2019
8.1k
20
Data Breach
Data Protection Commission notified over 2018 breach by State Examinations Commission
18 Aug 2019
17.5k
7
Facebook
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from Messenger users
14 Aug 2019
24.3k
18
Data Protection
Department seeks judicial review after watchdog rules child benefit data collection unlawful
2 Aug 2019
13.7k
Data confusion
Visitor books will be returned to heritage sites after data protection concerns
25 Jul 2019
9.6k
4
Data privacy
Data Commission says banning visitor books is a 'disproportionate approach' to data privacy
23 Jul 2019
25.7k
31
Social Media
Facebook set for $5 billion fine in the US over privacy and data protection failings
13 Jul 2019
7.5k
36
Data Protection
Supreme Court rejects Facebook appeal in EU-US data transfer case
Updated 31 May 2019
14.6k
7
Breach
Tens of thousands of Irish users' emails and phone numbers were exposed in last year's Facebook hack
19 May 2019
17.1k
26
Data Protection
'Lost complete confidence in them': Nearly two new data breaches at Tusla every week
30 Apr 2019
31.9k
25
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you use the same password for all your online accounts?
27 Apr 2019
25.8k
62
sensitive information
File sent to unauthorised third party in one of four alleged data breaches at Gsoc
21 Mar 2019
14.3k
4
questionable
'In-depth' government survey says 96% of people are happy with PSC process
1 Mar 2019
16.8k
53
Data Protection
Second investigation launched into Tusla over 'large volume' of privacy breaches
1 Mar 2019
18.7k
20
don't mention the GDPR
Auto-fill and GDPR were among the data protection problems of 2018
28 Feb 2019
9.9k
16
Data Protection
'I would have the legs cut off me': Doherty says she won't release PSC report until she's given go-ahead
24 Feb 2019
52.2k
64
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