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# Privacy

This year
2023
Politicians back calls to stop publishing election candidates' home addresses
Some have said that it is putting potential candidates off running for election.
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Aug 1st 2023, 6:23 PM
London City Hall bans TikTok on devices over security concerns
The Greater London Authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security “extremely seriously”.
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Mar 25th 2023, 3:14 PM
Last year
2022
EU court rules Google must delete inaccurate search information if proven wrong
Search engines must “dereference information” if the person making the request can demonstrate the material is “manifestly inaccurate”.
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Dec 8th 2022, 2:48 PM
DPC proposes 'range of fines' on Irish TikTok operation for its processing of children's data
The Dublin based business provides services related to content moderation and data controlling in Europe
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Nov 24th 2022, 11:15 AM
Six UK public figures suing publisher of Daily Mail over alleged spying
Lawyers for Harry, Elton John and others said they are bringing claims for misuse of private information.
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Oct 6th 2022, 8:38 PM
People will be able to leave WhatsApp groups without alerting others under new privacy update
Users will also be able to hide that they are online as part of the new features.
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Aug 9th 2022, 8:37 AM
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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
Facebook ends facial recognition over privacy fears
The announcement came as the tech giant battles one of its worst crises ever.
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Nov 2nd 2021, 10:30 PM
Department apologises after 'careless' data breach of people attending mother and baby home redress meetings
Those affected by the breach are “deeply upset and distressed” by the sharing of their email addresses without their consent.
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Mar 25th 2021, 4:12 PM
$650 million settlement approved in privacy lawsuit against Facebook
The legal action concerned the use of photo face-tagging and other biometric data without users’ consent.
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Feb 27th 2021, 12:32 PM
WhatsApp to roll-out in-app banner in bid to help explain privacy update after concerns raised
It will also display messages in the Status section of the app.
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Feb 18th 2021, 10:41 PM
Meghan Markle wins privacy claim against Mail On Sunday over letter to her father
Justice Warby ruled that the publication of Meghan’s letter to her father was ‘manifestly excessive and hence unlawful’.
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Feb 11th 2021, 5:27 PM
WhatsApp reassures users of privacy as people flock to Signal and Telegram
“We can’t see your private messages or hear your calls, and neither can Facebook,” WhatsApp said in a blog post.
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Jan 14th 2021, 7:47 AM
Data Protection Commission investigating Instagram over handling of children's personal data
The Data Protection Commission launched an investigation last month following a number of complaints.
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Oct 19th 2020, 4:11 PM
Concerns over Google Play Services reignited over Covid apps but HSE warns against conflating issues
The HSE has said it is important not to conflate issues with how Google enables apps through the store with the functionality of this particular app.
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Jul 23rd 2020, 11:01 AM
Opinion: Ireland is in prime position to hold social networks to account - and we must
Lawyer Paul Tweed says it’s ‘absurd’ for such companies to claim they are ‘merely a platform, not a publisher’.
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Jul 10th 2020, 1:00 PM
HSE's contact tracing app will be wound down in 90 days if it's deemed ineffective
The app will record if a user is in close contact with another user by exchanging anonymous codes.
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Jun 26th 2020, 3:50 PM
HSE suspends practice of notifying some employers of Covid test results before informing employees
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid said he was aware of one case where test results were shared with an employer.
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May 19th 2020, 9:34 PM
World's first legal challenge over police use of facial recognition tech to be taken to appeals court
Ed Bridges says his face was scanned while doing Christmas shopping in 2017 and at a protest in 2018.
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Nov 20th 2019, 3:15 PM
Bale requests Real Madrid do not publish medical records
The Welshman’s future remains a topic of discussion after he exercised his right to personal privacy over his latest lay-off.
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Oct 28th 2019, 6:10 PM
Facebook warned that new privacy rules could aid terrorism and child abuse
The social media network has been dogged by several privacy scandals in recent years.
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Oct 4th 2019, 11:37 AM
Facebook launches new privacy tool to limit data-scraping from third-party websites and apps
The tool was first announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg last year.
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Aug 21st 2019, 9:18 AM
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from Messenger users
Facebook said audio snippets reviewed by contractors were masked so as not to reveal anyone’s identity.
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Aug 14th 2019, 10:32 PM
'A gross violation': Asylum seekers say post is being opened without consent
Residents in Direct Provision centres have claimed the practice is commonplace.
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Aug 4th 2019, 6:30 AM
Facebook set for $5 billion fine in the US over privacy and data protection failings
It’ll be the largest penalty ever imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations.
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Jul 13th 2019, 8:10 AM
Cliff Richard launches campaign calling for anonymity for sexual offence suspects
Police raided Richard’s home in 2014 during an investigation into a sexual assault claim.
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Jul 1st 2019, 1:28 PM
Privacy champion Johnny Ryan is on a mission to clean up 'dirty adtech'
The chief policy officer at privacy-focused web browser Brave recently testified before US senators.
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Jun 27th 2019, 10:19 AM
La Liga fined €250,000 for accessing users' microphones and locations on its smartphone app
Spanish football’s top league was reportedly attempting to detect pubs and bars that were illegally showing matches.
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Jun 12th 2019, 1:54 PM
Tens of thousands of Irish users' emails and phone numbers were exposed in last year's Facebook hack
Confidential emails from the social networking giant reveal the local fallout of the September attack.
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May 19th 2019, 12:15 AM
'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies
A report by the UK government has examined the tech giant’s role in spreading fake news.
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Feb 18th 2019, 8:23 AM
Apple fixes bug that allowed FaceTime users to listen to a person before they answer call
In some cases, users could also watch a person before they answered the FaceTime call.
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Feb 1st 2019, 3:51 PM
Bug allows Facetime users to listen to and, in some cases, watch a person before they answer call
Apple is working to fix the issue.
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Jan 29th 2019, 8:37 AM
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.
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Jan 21st 2019, 7:00 AM
Employee seen taking breaks on CCTV used in 'Isis' graffiti investigation had rights breached, court told
It was argued that the use of data arising from a criminal investigation breached Cormac Doolin’s data protection rights.
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Dec 6th 2018, 4:26 PM
Union fears privatisation as Bus Éireann routes 101, 101x and 133 to be put out to tender
The NTA first announced its intentions to put routes up for competitive tender in October.
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Dec 3rd 2018, 8:00 PM
'Unjustified invasion of privacy': New Zealand customs given power to demand access to your device
Border guards now have the power to demand your passwords and pins to open your smartphone.
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Oct 3rd 2018, 10:00 PM
Facebook says that up to 50 million of its accounts have been breached
The social media giant says the breach is something that is “incredibly important”.
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Sep 28th 2018, 7:11 PM
Google records people's movements even when told not to
The privacy issue affects some two billion Android users and hundreds of millions of iPhone users worldwide.
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Aug 14th 2018, 3:01 PM
Cliff Richard wins €235,000 court case against the BBC
The action was taken over the BBC’s decision to broadcast a police raid on Richard’s home in 2014.
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Jul 18th 2018, 10:05 AM
Tiger Woods reportedly planning to stay on his $20m super-yacht during US Open
Woods, 42, will be chasing his fourth US Open title at Shinnecock Hills next week.
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Jun 6th 2018, 10:11 PM
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