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Friday 4 December 2020
The case against the DPC was launched in the High Court on Tuesday.
Hospitals and universities across Ireland are collaborating with Genuity Science due to, experts say, lack of a public project or strategy.
Ireland still has a chance to take control of genomics research – if it follows this advice.
The DPC told Facebook this week to stop transferring data belonging to European Union users to the US.
The social media giant said the Data Protection Commission told it the key mechanism it uses to transfer data to the US “cannot in practice be used”.
The vast majority of the cases involved an “employee error or omission”.
The US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said his department was “deeply disappointed” by the court ruling.
The ruling on this case could have significant implications for how data is transferred between the EU and the US.
The app will be opt-in and support, rather than replace, current contact tracing processes.
Discussions are underway with the Data Protection Commissioner about managing customer’s personal data.
The app was due to launch tomorrow, the day before Valentine’s Day.
The two inquiries were announced by the Data Protection Commission today.
Ed Bridges says his face was scanned while doing Christmas shopping in 2017 and at a protest in 2018.
The ICCL said a PSC requirement forces people “to hand over their data in exchange for services to which they are already entitled”.
The long-awaited report into the card was published yesterday evening.
It’s a saga that has been rumbling on for years – but what exactly is it all about?
The government is challenging the findings of a landmark report into the legality of the card.
The books were banned from sites such as Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol over data privacy concerns.
The tool was first announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg last year.
The breach, which occurred last year, affected 64 medical card holders.
Facebook said audio snippets reviewed by contractors were masked so as not to reveal anyone’s identity.
It comes after an individual made a complaint about the repeated requests to provide information to claim child benefit.
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.
It’ll be the largest penalty ever imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations.
The decision comes after the High Court referred a number of questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Confidential emails from the social networking giant reveal the local fallout of the September attack.
Several potentially serious incidents have been reported since the Data Protection Commission launched an investigation last year.
The Data Protection Commission launched a statutory inquiry into Facebook’s password storage.
Gsoc has apologised to one of the men affected by the breach.
The Department of Social Protection said 1,001 PSC holders were interviewed about their views – satisfaction rates are quite high.
The Data Protection Commission previously uncovered a string of failings at the State agency.
The number of cyber security compromises rose sharply from 49 cases in 2017 to 225 in 2018.
Minister Regina Doherty clashed with Mick Wallace over the Public Services Card earlier this week.
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.
The 2017 list was never published due to concerns over data protection and that even an anonymous list could create a breach.
The Data Protection Commissioner has been informed of the incident.
Public consultation will allow parent groups and child welfare organisations to make submissions.
It was argued that the use of data arising from a criminal investigation breached Cormac Doolin’s data protection rights.
The social media giant says the breach is something that is “incredibly important”.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Some sun, then clouds, showers around
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Min: 5 °C
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Min: 1 °C
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