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# gdpr - Friday 22 May, 2020
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.
# gdpr - Thursday 20 February, 2020
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.
# gdpr - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
Data protection inquiries launched into Google and Tinder over GDPR concerns
The two inquiries were announced by the Data Protection Commission today.
# gdpr - Saturday 28 December, 2019
Home addresses of UK Honours recipients accidentally published online
It has been described as a “farcical and inexcusable mistake”.
# gdpr - Saturday 24 August, 2019
'This is f***ing insane': OPW staff emails show tensions over decision to ban visitor books from sites
The books were banned from sites such as Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol over data privacy concerns.
# gdpr - Sunday 4 August, 2019
'A gross violation': Asylum seekers say post is being opened without consent
Residents in Direct Provision centres have claimed the practice is commonplace.
# gdpr - Thursday 25 July, 2019
Visitor books will be returned to heritage sites after data protection concerns
The books were banned from sites such as Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol over data privacy concerns.
# gdpr - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
Data Commission says banning visitor books is a 'disproportionate approach' to data privacy
The books were banned from heritage sites such as Kilmainham Gaol and Dublin Castle.
# gdpr - Monday 3 June, 2019
Facebook warned that ban on children's junk food ads could hurt marketing of Spotify playlists
The social media giant has lobbied against an amendment to data protection laws.
# gdpr - Thursday 30 May, 2019
Facebook says a ban on junk food ads for children could hurt the marketing of Spotify playlists
The social media giant has lobbied against an amendment to data protection laws.
# gdpr - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Data Protection Commission launches investigation into Google Ireland
Google said it will “engage fully” with the investigation.
# gdpr - Thursday 25 April, 2019
Irish data watchdog launches probe into Facebook password storage as millions left exposed
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner is Facebook’s lead regulator in the European Union.
# gdpr - Monday 4 March, 2019
Data Protection Commission says it was 'categorically' never lobbied by Enda Kenny
An Observer article yesterday claimed Kenny offered to lobby on Facebook’s behalf.
# gdpr - Sunday 3 March, 2019
'Friend of Facebook' Enda Kenny offered to lobby on company's behalf while Taoiseach, says Observer article
The claims were contained in a Facebook memo published by The Observer.
# gdpr - Monday 28 January, 2019
Data watchdog seeks urgent meeting with Facebook over plans to merge Whatsapp, Instagram and Messenger
Facebook is said to be planning to integrate its various message platforms, but the Data Protection Commissioner wants clarity.
# gdpr - Monday 21 January, 2019
Timeline: The Public Services Card saga
Last week the Data Protection Commissioner said it will not publish its report in full, following an investigation into the rollout of the cards – which experts claim breaches data protection laws.
Opinion: The PSC could become the most expensive administrative error in the history of the State
Three million Irish citizens could be entitled to compensation if the project is found to be unlawful, writes Simon McGarr.
# gdpr - Saturday 15 December, 2018
Fears over publishing anonymous list of former ministers' pensions in case they were easily identifiable
The 2017 list was never published due to concerns over data protection and that even an anonymous list could create a breach.
# gdpr - Friday 14 December, 2018
Public consultation on children's data protection rights will begin next week
Public consultation will allow parent groups and child welfare organisations to make submissions.
# gdpr - Thursday 20 September, 2018
ESB union refusing to erase ex-members data over 'contractual obligations'
There is no obvious end in sight to the membership saga involving Connect and its ex-members.
# gdpr - Thursday 13 September, 2018
'It's Catch 22': Former members frustrated as main ESB union refuses to confirm that they've left Exclusive
Former Connect members numbering in ‘the hundreds’ were recently expelled by Siptu at the request of its sister union.
# gdpr - Monday 27 August, 2018
Department's decision to monitor social media sparks criticism from advocacy groups
Social media monitoring is one three media monitoring contracts being advertised by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
# gdpr - Friday 25 May, 2018
13 tweets that show we're all done with GDPR already
How many shite newsletters did we subscribe to!?
Bane of Facebook uses launch of GDPR to file four court cases against social media giants
Max Schrems has been battling Facebook’s privacy standards for the past seven years.
Some US news websites have been blocked by the new EU data law
The General Data Protection Regulation came into effect today.
# gdpr - Thursday 24 May, 2018
Ireland has a new data protection law... just hours before the EU's bumper new regulation comes into force
The new law will bring Ireland into line with GDPR just in time for the deadline of midnight tonight.
# gdpr - Tuesday 22 May, 2018
Watch: What on earth is GDPR, and what does it mean for you?
We sat down with the Data Protection Commissioner’s Graham Doyle this afternoon to suss out what the biggest data protection legislation in generations entails for Ireland.
Explainer: Why you've started seeing lots of 'opt-in' emails in your inbox
The deadline for compliance with EU regulations is this Friday.
# gdpr - Monday 21 May, 2018
The EU's biggest data protection regulation in 30 years hits this Friday - and we want to hear your questions on it
We’ll be holding a Facebook Live tomorrow afternoon on the subject. If you have any questions now’s the time to have your say.
# gdpr - Wednesday 25 April, 2018
WhatsApp bans under 16s from using its app in Europe
The previous minimum age was 13 years old.
# gdpr - Sunday 18 February, 2018
The government wants to exempt itself from the EU's new hardcore data protection rules - but why?
A new Data Protection Act has to be in place before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes live in May – but the Irish state seems in no mood to align itself with Europe on the issue.
# gdpr - Monday 29 January, 2018
Facebook is making privacy settings easier to find ahead of strict new EU law
The social media giant has published its privacy principles for the first time.
# gdpr - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
Woman has request to see changes made to her own data refused as database 'is blanked every two weeks'
The woman had requested access to her own citizen’s data file under freedom of information.
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Poll: Should churches and other places of worship be allowed to reopen now?
YESTERDAY, CHIEF MEDICAL Officer Dr Tony Holohan said the advice against indoor gatherings still stands, after reports of a church in Dublin opening its doors for mass.
It was reported that the Church of the Guardian Angels in Blackrock had reopened for mass, with the congregation spaced out on chairs.
Holohan said he had not heard of this specific instance, reiterated that health officials “are advising against indoor gatherings for the reasons we’ve set out”.
“We don’t think now is the right time,” he said.
Government guidelines advise that places of worship such as churches should not reopen until phase four of its roadmap for lifting restrictions, which is set for 20 July.
So, today we want to know: Should churches and other places of worship be allowed to reopen now?
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I'm not sure / no opinion (648)
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