# dpc - Tuesday 15 March, 2022
# Meta
# Meta
The fine follows a DPC inquiry into 12 data breach notifications received between June and December 2018.
# dpc - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# CCTV
# CCTV
Most complaints are mainly about neighbours who operate either a CCTV system or smart doorbell.
# dpc - Monday 8 November, 2021
# Court
# Court
WhatsApp claims the fine constitutes the imposition of a criminal sanction
# dpc - Wednesday 15 September, 2021
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The second inquiry will focus on transfers by TikTok of personal data to China.
# dpc - Thursday 29 July, 2021
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The biobank will allow researchers to have access to the virus samples that are collected.
# dpc - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Information And Tracing
# Information And Tracing
Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes have said “the right to truth is key”, an Oireachtas Committee heard today.
# dpc - Tuesday 22 June, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The Data Protection Commission said the processing of vaccine data by employers likely represents “unnecessary and excessive data collection”.
# dpc - Thursday 20 May, 2021
# Audit
# Audit
The audit will inquire into the processing of personal data by parties over the past three years.
# dpc - Friday 14 May, 2021
# DPC
# DPC
Facebook Ireland today lost its bid to block the Data Protection Commissioner from conducting a probe into the matter.
# dpc - Tuesday 27 April, 2021
# Data
# Data
An Oireachtas committee will discuss data protection law later this evening.
# dpc - Wednesday 14 April, 2021
# Millions Affected
# Millions Affected
The dataset leaked online included phone numbers and email addresses from Facebook users
# dpc - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Facebook
# Facebook
The dataset leaked online included phone numbers and email addresses from Facebook users.
# dpc - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# Dossiers
# Dossiers
The inquiry follows last week’s RTÉ Investigates report on the Department processing data of children with autism involved in cases against the State.
# dpc - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Email Addresses
# Email Addresses
Those affected by the breach are “deeply upset and distressed” by the sharing of their email addresses without their consent.
# dpc - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Health Warning
# Health Warning
The HSE uses a combination of different case studies in its Covid-19 examples.
# dpc - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The Data Protection Commission released its annual report for 2020 earlier today.
# dpc - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Institutional Abuse
# Institutional Abuse
People who spent time in Mother and Baby Homes and County Homes say they have been “re-traumatised” by recent developments.
# dpc - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
There have been calls for the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to not be dissolved at the end of the month.
# dpc - Tuesday 15 December, 2020
# GDPR
# GDPR
It’s the first time a big tech company has been penalised under GDPR rules.
# dpc - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# Data Protection Commission
# Data Protection Commission
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”.
# dpc - Friday 6 March, 2020
# Our Lady's Hospice
# Our Lady's Hospice
CCTV was checked to try and trace who did the graffiti. A worker was subsequently disciplined when spotted taking unauthorised breaks on the footage.
# dpc - Monday 24 February, 2020
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
Discussions are underway with the Data Protection Commissioner about managing customer’s personal data.
# dpc - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The government’s chief information officer singled out the Irish Times in a mail sent to other senior civil servants.
# dpc - Sunday 22 September, 2019
# Transparency
# Transparency
As recently as June this year, the government was exploring this as a possibility.
# dpc - Sunday 8 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The decision was made in March 2018 to not make the controversial card mandatory for a driving test.
# dpc - Thursday 5 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The government is challenging the findings of a landmark report into the legality of the card.
# dpc - Wednesday 4 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The DPC ruled that there was no legal basis for the Government to process data for the card last month.
# dpc - Friday 16 August, 2019
# Data Protection Commissioner
# Data Protection Commissioner
The Data Protection Commissioner reject Government claims that making the card a requirement for services was lawful.
# Data Protection Commissioner
# Data Protection Commissioner
The Data Protection Commissioner’s long-awaited report has huge implications for the controversial card.
# dpc - Friday 2 August, 2019
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
It comes after an individual made a complaint about the repeated requests to provide information to claim child benefit.
# dpc - Tuesday 14 May, 2019
# Spyware
# Spyware
The DPC said that it had been informed by WhatsApp about a “serious vulnerability” on its platform.
# dpc - Sunday 24 February, 2019
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
Minister Regina Doherty clashed with Mick Wallace over the Public Services Card earlier this week.
# dpc - Monday 28 January, 2019
# Data Concerns
# Data Concerns
Facebook is said to be planning to integrate its various message platforms, but the Data Protection Commissioner wants clarity.
# dpc - Monday 21 May, 2018
# Off The Charts
# Off The Charts
The special report on the hospitals sector was carried out in 20 Irish hospitals.
# dpc - Sunday 4 March, 2018
# Who You Know
# Who You Know
Eamon O’Mordha & Company was digging up information for insurance company clients.
# dpc - Tuesday 27 February, 2018
# Data Breach
# Data Breach
The details of the case were outlined Data Protection Commissioner’s annual report, published today.
# dpc - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
# Connected Toys
# Connected Toys
The warning comes after UK watchdog Which? investigated a number of toys on the market.
# dpc - Thursday 9 November, 2017
# High Court
# High Court
The appeal concerned an infamous appearance by Shatter and Wexford TD Mick Wallace on RTÉ’s Prime Time in 2013.
# dpc - Monday 9 October, 2017
# E-receipts
# E-receipts
Her office has carried out a number of audits and will be issuing guidelines on e-receipts soon.
# dpc - Wednesday 22 June, 2016
# Aircoach
# Aircoach
The airport bus operator was found to have obtained the footage improperly.