# GDPR

This month

September 2023

Reports about welfare of children in State care deleted amid GDPR concerns

Peadar Tóibín TD described the Minister’s actions as “impossible to comprehend”, saying that the decision is an example of “GDPR overreach”.

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Sep 16th 2023, 3:36 PM

# GDPR

RTÉ says it will not release the names of top 100 earners

A tranche of documents were supplied to the Oireachtas Media Committee today.

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Sep 12th 2023, 2:27 PM

This year

2023

# Data Damages

Damages awarded to employee who claimed he was mocked after CCTV images used in training video

It’s the first such compensation decree by an Irish court for infringement of personal data rights.

39.8k

Jul 13th 2023, 1:31 PM

# Data Breach

Over 1,000 patients of UL Hospitals Group affected by data breach involving 'unknown party'

The patients’ personal and medical information was accidentally emailed to an unknown third party by a staff member.

5.9k

Jun 1st 2023, 6:27 PM

# big tech

Enforcement against Big Tech 'failing' in Ireland as EU demands 'tougher sanctions'

The ICCL has said that a lack of funding is not the issue causing Ireland’s “failure” to enforce data protection laws.

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May 15th 2023, 10:45 AM

# Data privacy

Germany launches data protection inquiry over ChatGPT

The chatbot can only function if it is trained on vast datasets, raising concerns about where OpenAI gets its data and how that information is handled.

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Apr 24th 2023, 7:38 PM

# Tender

Government seeks experts to ensure Mother and Baby Home redress scheme doesn't break GDPR rules

The successful applicant will have to ensure the operation of the scheme is fully compliant with all national and EU data protection laws.

5.7k

Feb 23rd 2023, 6:30 AM

# GDPR

WhatsApp Ireland fined €5.5 million for breaches of GDPR

The Data Protection Commission also announced that WhatsApp Ireland has six months to bring its data processing operations into compliance.

13.1k

Jan 19th 2023, 1:38 PM

Last year

2022

# Facebook

Data watchdog fines Meta €265 million over GDPR breaches

An inquiry by the DPC that was ongoing since April 2021 found infringements of two GDPR articles.

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Updated

Nov 28th 2022, 3:59 PM

# GDPR

RSA says GDPR limited the level of road crash data it could publish, as questions raised in Dáil

The RSA says this is due to the fact that ‘the data must be treated as personal data in order to comply with GDPR demands’.

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Oct 8th 2022, 6:30 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Tusla cannot confirm how many records it has about St Gerard's mother and baby home

A report by

Órla Ryan

The Child and Family Agency refused an FOI request from Tuam survivor Peter Mulryan, saying it could not locate records about his sister.

Tusla confirms it has records about St Gerard's but can't say how many, Órla Ryan reports

The agency said it cannot read the documents unless a person requests them via FOI or under GDPR

Tusla refused an FOI request from Peter Mulryan, saying it cannot locate records about his sister

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Aug 14th 2022, 12:05 AM

# new regulations

Mother & Baby Homes: GPs no longer have to sign off on requests by survivors to get health records

New regulations have come into force after months of uncertainty and threats of legal action.

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Mar 29th 2022, 5:55 PM

# FOI

Mother & Baby Homes: Just 40 survivors get health files amid row over GPs signing off on requests

The majority of survivors, 31, received the records via Freedom of Information requests, not GDPR.

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

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Jan 9th 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

# Court

WhatsApp Ireland allowed to challenge €225m GDPR fine in High Court

WhatsApp claims the fine constitutes the imposition of a criminal sanction

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Nov 8th 2021, 4:59 PM

# Max Schrems

Facebook should be fined up to €36 million over 'serious' GDPR breaches, says Data Commissioner

The decision comes on foot of a complaint made by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems.

9.6k

Oct 13th 2021, 3:18 PM

# GDPR

WhatsApp Ireland fights back against Data Protection Commissioner's €225 million fine

The Facebook-owned company has launched judicial review proceedings against the penalty in the High Court.

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Updated

Sep 16th 2021, 6:33 PM

# mother and baby homes

Survivors consider legal action to get health records amid 'bizarre' row with department

Survivors of mother and baby institutions have been told to submit FOI requests to get access to their records, despite already applying under GDPR.

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"

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Sep 16th 2021, 12:05 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

'Patent ambiguity': WhatsApp's record €225 million fine underlines grave transparency issues

A report by

Ian Curran

The Data Protection Commission’s final 250-plus page decision could be significant for the application of GDPR.

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".

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Sep 5th 2021, 12:05 AM

# GDPR

WhatsApp Ireland hit with record €225 million fine by Data Protection Commissioner

The Irish privacy watchdog has also reprimanded the company over its failure to comply with GDPR transparency rules.

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Sep 2nd 2021, 11:22 AM

# information and tracing

Denying adopted people access to their birth certs 'could re-traumatise them'

Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes have said “the right to truth is key”, an Oireachtas Committee heard today.

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Jul 13th 2021, 5:16 PM

# GDPR

Department 'in breach of EU law' unless it gives health records to Mother and Baby Home survivors

Survivors and experts have said a GP should not be involved in the process.

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

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Jul 9th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Personal Data

'The dead don't have GDPR rights': Woman considers legal action after department denies info request

Solicitor Simon McGarr said his client, a Mother and Baby Home survivor, “remains amongst the living”.

33.6k

Jul 8th 2021, 6:00 AM

# GDPR

'Rape' and 'incest' listed as 'current relationship status' options on Commission form

A survivor’s daughter says the approach is “incomprehensible” and raises “serious questions”.

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?"

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Jun 13th 2021, 12:05 AM

# the good information project

China is setting up its own version of GDPR - but how will it work in one of the most secretive countries in the world?

Observers say the new rules could give China stronger privacy protections than the US.

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May 19th 2021, 11:48 AM

# Data

Committee to hear criticisms and calls for reform of Data Protection Commission

An Oireachtas committee will discuss data protection law later this evening.

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Apr 27th 2021, 3:27 PM

# online activity

Mary Lou McDonald says voters can 'of course' ask Sinn Féin what information the party holds on them

McDonald was speaking about her party’s data collection practices amid questions from the Data Protection Commission.

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Apr 22nd 2021, 12:28 PM

# Facebook

Data watchdog awaiting 'firm answers' from Facebook over information leak

The dataset leaked online included phone numbers and email addresses from Facebook users.

9.0k

Apr 6th 2021, 6:08 PM

# Commission

'I spent 28 years wondering where my child was, they were 45 minutes down the road'

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.

96.4k

Mar 20th 2021, 8:00 AM

# Data Protection

'Needed further thinking': DPC paused Facebook's plan to expand its suicide and self-harm prevention tools

The Data Protection Commission released its annual report for 2020 earlier today.

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Feb 25th 2021, 6:26 PM

# deleted audio

TDs still pushing for extension of Mother and Baby Homes Commission despite 'miraculous' recovery of testimony

The commission is due to dissolve on 28 February but a number of TDs want its term extended amid concerns over deleted audio recordings.

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Feb 24th 2021, 6:05 AM

# mother-and-baby homes

Varadkar says he was 'quite surprised' that mother and baby home testimony was destroyed

There have been calls for the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to not be dissolved at the end of the month.

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Updated

Feb 4th 2021, 1:35 PM

# Home Security

'Big rise' in complaints about domestic CCTV cameras, Data Protection Commissioner says

Helen Dixon said domestic CCTV is “an issue that really bothers people”.

80.0k

Jan 7th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Info hub

Open Access: A citizen’s guide to discovering who holds your info - and what's in there

Our community-driven platform Noteworthy shows you how access your personal information from both public bodies and private companies.

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Dec 28th 2020, 11:30 AM

# GDPR

Data Protection Commission fines Twitter €450,000 over GDPR breach

It’s the first time a big tech company has been penalised under GDPR rules.

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Dec 15th 2020, 11:06 AM

# Roderic O'Gorman

Final report of Commission into Mother and Baby Homes to be published in January

The report will be published on the week of 11 January, Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed.

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Updated

Dec 3rd 2020, 11:52 AM

# Data Protection Commission

Minister for Justice and Irish Prison Service appeal data watchdog finding about officers' thumbprints

The case against the DPC was launched in the High Court on Tuesday.

22.8k

Nov 13th 2020, 6:10 AM

# Legal questions

'Two tests' to be applied for Mother and Baby Home survivors to seek access to records

A legal expert has questioned whether the second of the tests is a ‘legal error’.

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Updated

Oct 29th 2020, 8:38 AM

# Data privacy

Explainer: Irish websites had six months to fully comply with cookie regulations. What happens now?

Sites were given until 5 October to get their cookie policies in line.

23.0k

Oct 10th 2020, 7:30 AM

# GDPR

Data Protection Commission completes probe into Twitter's handling of data breach

Fines for breaches of GDPR can reach €20 million or up to 4% of a company’s turnover for the previous year.

7.3k

May 22nd 2020, 9:28 PM

# Data Breaches

Tusla 'accidentally disclosed' contact and location information of mother and child victim to alleged abuser

This and other data breaches are outlined in the Data Protection Commission’s annual report.

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Feb 20th 2020, 8:24 AM