'Big rise' in complaints about domestic CCTV cameras, Data Protection Commissioner says
Helen Dixon said domestic CCTV is “an issue that really bothers people”.
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Helen Dixon said domestic CCTV is “an issue that really bothers people”.
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It’s the first time a big tech company has been penalised under GDPR rules.
The report will be published on the week of 11 January, Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed.
The case against the DPC was launched in the High Court on Tuesday.
A legal expert has questioned whether the second of the tests is a ‘legal error’.
Sites were given until 5 October to get their cookie policies in line.
Fines for breaches of GDPR can reach €20 million or up to 4% of a company’s turnover for the previous year.
This and other data breaches are outlined in the Data Protection Commission’s annual report.
The two inquiries were announced by the Data Protection Commission today.
It has been described as a “farcical and inexcusable mistake”.
The books were banned from sites such as Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol over data privacy concerns.
Residents in Direct Provision centres have claimed the practice is commonplace.
The books were banned from sites such as Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol over data privacy concerns.
The books were banned from heritage sites such as Kilmainham Gaol and Dublin Castle.
The social media giant has lobbied against an amendment to data protection laws.
The social media giant has lobbied against an amendment to data protection laws.
Google said it will “engage fully” with the investigation.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner is Facebook’s lead regulator in the European Union.
An Observer article yesterday claimed Kenny offered to lobby on Facebook’s behalf.
The claims were contained in a Facebook memo published by The Observer.
Facebook is said to be planning to integrate its various message platforms, but the Data Protection Commissioner wants clarity.
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.
Three million Irish citizens could be entitled to compensation if the project is found to be unlawful, writes Simon McGarr.
The 2017 list was never published due to concerns over data protection and that even an anonymous list could create a breach.
Public consultation will allow parent groups and child welfare organisations to make submissions.
There is no obvious end in sight to the membership saga involving Connect and its ex-members.
Former Connect members numbering in ‘the hundreds’ were recently expelled by Siptu at the request of its sister union.
Social media monitoring is one three media monitoring contracts being advertised by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
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Max Schrems has been battling Facebook’s privacy standards for the past seven years.
The General Data Protection Regulation came into effect today.
The new law will bring Ireland into line with GDPR just in time for the deadline of midnight tonight.
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.
The deadline for compliance with EU regulations is this Friday.
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.
The previous minimum age was 13 years old.
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.
The social media giant has published its privacy principles for the first time.
The woman had requested access to her own citizen’s data file under freedom of information.