# gdpr - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# New Regulations
# New Regulations
New regulations have come into force after months of uncertainty and threats of legal action.
# gdpr - Sunday 9 January, 2022
# FOI
Only 40 survivors have received their medical files to date from the Department of Children, Órla Ryan reports The majority of survivors received the records via Freedom of Information requests, rather than through GDPR Just 10 people got their records after a GP signed off on the process, The Journal can reveal
# gdpr - Monday 8 November, 2021
# Court
# Court
WhatsApp claims the fine constitutes the imposition of a criminal sanction
# gdpr - Wednesday 13 October, 2021
# Max Schrems
# Max Schrems
The decision comes on foot of a complaint made by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems.
# gdpr - Thursday 16 September, 2021
# GDPR
# GDPR
The Facebook-owned company has launched judicial review proceedings against the penalty in the High Court.
# Mother And Baby Homes
Survivors of mother and baby institutions have been told to submit FOI requests, despite already applying under GDPR A number of women are considering legal action, Órla Ryan reports Noelle Brown says the latest development is "despicable" and "ridiculous"
# gdpr - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# A Fine Mess
Some of the information provided by WhatsApp to users was described as "unnecessarily ambiguous" and "ill-defined". Non-users of WhatsApp were given no information about why the company was processing their mobile phone numbers. Engaging with WhatsApp's Privacy Policy during the inquiry was described as a "needlessly frustrating exercise".
# gdpr - Thursday 2 September, 2021
# GDPR
# GDPR
The Irish privacy watchdog has also reprimanded the company over its failure to comply with GDPR transparency rules.
# gdpr - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Information And Tracing
# Information And Tracing
Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes have said “the right to truth is key”, an Oireachtas Committee heard today.
# gdpr - Friday 9 July, 2021
# GDPR
A data expert says the Minister for Children's approach breaches GDPR, Órla Ryan writes Survivors have said a GP should not be involved in the process - at odds with the Department Minister Roderic O'Gorman is in discussions with Cabinet colleagues about new regulations
# gdpr - Thursday 8 July, 2021
# Personal Data
# Personal Data
Solicitor Simon McGarr said his client, a Mother and Baby Home survivor, “remains amongst the living”.
# gdpr - Sunday 13 June, 2021
# GDPR
A survivor's daughter says the approach is "incomprehensible" and raises "serious questions" The woman's form is "littered with inaccuracies" and "in no way" captures her suffering "In what world is rape or incest a relationship status?"
# gdpr - Wednesday 19 May, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
Observers say the new rules could give China stronger privacy protections than the US.
# gdpr - Tuesday 27 April, 2021
# Data
# Data
An Oireachtas committee will discuss data protection law later this evening.
# gdpr - Thursday 22 April, 2021
# Online Activity
# Online Activity
McDonald was speaking about her party’s data collection practices amid questions from the Data Protection Commission.
# gdpr - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Facebook
# Facebook
The dataset leaked online included phone numbers and email addresses from Facebook users.
# gdpr - Saturday 20 March, 2021
# Commission
# Commission
A number of survivors of mother and baby homes have raised concerns about how their requests for personal files are being dealt with by the Department of Children.
# gdpr - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The Data Protection Commission released its annual report for 2020 earlier today.
# gdpr - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Deleted Audio
# Deleted Audio
The commission is due to dissolve on 28 February but a number of TDs want its term extended amid concerns over deleted audio recordings.
# gdpr - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
There have been calls for the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to not be dissolved at the end of the month.
# gdpr - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Home Security
# Home Security
Helen Dixon said domestic CCTV is “an issue that really bothers people”.
# gdpr - Monday 28 December, 2020
# Info Hub
# Info Hub
Our community-driven platform Noteworthy shows you how access your personal information from both public bodies and private companies.
# gdpr - Tuesday 15 December, 2020
# GDPR
# GDPR
It’s the first time a big tech company has been penalised under GDPR rules.
# gdpr - Thursday 3 December, 2020
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
The report will be published on the week of 11 January, Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed.
# gdpr - Friday 13 November, 2020
# Data Protection Commission
# Data Protection Commission
The case against the DPC was launched in the High Court on Tuesday.
# gdpr - Thursday 29 October, 2020
# Legal Questions
# Legal Questions
A legal expert has questioned whether the second of the tests is a ‘legal error’.
# gdpr - Saturday 10 October, 2020
# Data Privacy
# Data Privacy
Sites were given until 5 October to get their cookie policies in line.
# gdpr - Friday 22 May, 2020
# GDPR
# GDPR
Fines for breaches of GDPR can reach €20 million or up to 4% of a company’s turnover for the previous year.
# gdpr - Thursday 20 February, 2020
# Data Breaches
# Data Breaches
This and other data breaches are outlined in the Data Protection Commission’s annual report.
# gdpr - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
# Data Processing
# Data Processing
The two inquiries were announced by the Data Protection Commission today.
# gdpr - Saturday 28 December, 2019
# Data Breach
# Data Breach
It has been described as a “farcical and inexcusable mistake”.
# gdpr - Saturday 24 August, 2019
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The books were banned from sites such as Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol over data privacy concerns.
# gdpr - Sunday 4 August, 2019
# Direct Provision
# Direct Provision
Residents in Direct Provision centres have claimed the practice is commonplace.
# gdpr - Thursday 25 July, 2019
# Data Confusion
# Data Confusion
The books were banned from sites such as Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol over data privacy concerns.
# gdpr - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
# Data Privacy
# Data Privacy
The books were banned from heritage sites such as Kilmainham Gaol and Dublin Castle.
# gdpr - Monday 3 June, 2019
# Policy And Economy
# Policy And Economy
The social media giant has lobbied against an amendment to data protection laws.
# gdpr - Thursday 30 May, 2019
# Policy And Economy
# Policy And Economy
The social media giant has lobbied against an amendment to data protection laws.
# gdpr - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
# GDPR
# GDPR
Google said it will “engage fully” with the investigation.
# gdpr - Thursday 25 April, 2019
# Plain Text
# Plain Text
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner is Facebook’s lead regulator in the European Union.
# gdpr - Monday 4 March, 2019
# Facebook
# Facebook
An Observer article yesterday claimed Kenny offered to lobby on Facebook’s behalf.
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