MEP wants Brussels to examine legality of new Facebook search
Labour’s Phil Prendergast says the new graph search may be a breach of a citizen’s right to protect their personal data.
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Labour’s Phil Prendergast says the new graph search may be a breach of a citizen’s right to protect their personal data.
The Commissioner has sent letters to 80 websites requesting information on how they have met their obligations under the law since July 2011.
Max Schrems and his group, ‘Europe v Facebook’, is preparing legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner over its recent audit of Facebook and its privacy policy.
The mobile phone company, which has 1.6 million customers in Ireland, says there is a “low risk to customer data privacy” and says the tape is likely to be still in an O2 building.
Leveson’s recommendations on data protection have been largely overlooked – but could have serious implications even here, writes Seamus Dooley.
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The Data Protection Commissioner said it has reshuffled staff to deal with the rising volume of complaints.
The Data Protection Commissioner has continued to receive complaints about the automated phone calls but says it may be unable to take action.
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The data watchdog has asked the manufacturer of potentially vulnerable software to provide a full list of affected schools.
A single username and password can be used to log into dozens of school management systems, TheJournal.ie can reveal.
Billy Hawkes’s office published the findings of its latest audit on the social media giant today.
The Data Protection Commissioner settles a complaint with Vodafone over breaches of laws on unsolicited marketing.
The Data Protection Commissioner here is finalising a report on the social media giant, writes Eoin Lynch, and the findings will be closely watched by the tech-business world…
Ireland’s data regulator is looking for expert advice regarding the potential impact communications and security technologies are likely to have on data protection rights.
The ‘bad bank’ is taking High Court action against a former employee who is alleged to have taken data without authorisation.
The personal information of around 900 Bord Gais employees was on the laptop which was stolen from the Dublin 1 office earlier this month.
Andy Coulson detained by Scottish police at his home in London.
A dispute over Data Protection issues has been settled and bills will be issued immediately.
Billy Hawkes said his office received 1,161 complaints for investigation last year.
London police have arrested a man suspected of hacking into the website of a major British abortion provider, vandalising it, and stealing sensitive data – including names, addresses, and phone numbers.
The Department of Justice is asking people to submit their views on the European Commission’s proposals to strengthen protections for individuals
The European Union justice commissioner has raised doubts about the legality of the changes the search giant has made to its privacy policy today.
Barack Obama called on companies like Facebook and Google to engage with privacy advocates in order to establish voluntary codes of conduct aimed at protecting users.
The travel agency’s website had briefly shown details of some of its online customers, including passport details, to the public.
Three insurance companies admit to using a PI who illegally sourced data from within the Department of Social Protection.
O2 admitted that it had accidentally leaked online the mobile numbers of some customers in the UK.
Phil Hogan was responding to criticisms by the Data Protection Commissioner earlier today who said it was a “somewhat disturbing development” that the gov
Billy Hawkes said the State’s possible use of the ESB to gather information to collect the household charge is a “disturbing development”.
The world’s largest social network will make significant changes to its privacy settings for worldwide users after an Irish audit.
The Data Protection Commissioner is worried about the “proportionality and justification” for having cameras in Irish taxis which record pictures AND sound.
A local resident found material containing constituents’ details which were dumped outside Business Secretary Vince Cable’s constituency office.
The Data Protection Commissioner will be asked to investigate the legality of the ubiquitous ‘Like’ button in the coming days.
The HSE has launched an investigation into the discovery of the documents yesterday.
Six staff at the Department of Social Protection have been investigated since 2009 for inappropriately accessing records.
Data protection officials in one German state have ordered the Like button to be removed from websites, claiming a legal breach.
The Data Protection Commissioner is conducting an audit of the Gardaí’s use of the Pulse database following a number of complaints.
Meanwhile, a Freephone number has been launched for Tallaght Hospital patients worried about their information.
It had previously denied allegations of a data breach.