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# privacy - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
Snapchat has added a small but important security feature to the mix
If you’re not already using two-step verification, now’s as good a time as any to start.
# privacy - Tuesday 2 June, 2015
Google is trying to make users feel better about their privacy
The simplified controls will make it easier for users to decide what data Google’s services has access to.
# privacy - Sunday 31 May, 2015
The United States won't be able to listen in on phone calls after tonight
The USA Patriot Act which underpins the domestic activities of the National Security Agency is set to expire.
# privacy - Monday 18 May, 2015
Ireland is now responsible for the privacy of 240 million Twitter users
Or rather, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner is. Rather her than us.
Poll: Do you worry about your privacy?
Or is it a thing of the past?
# privacy - Wednesday 13 May, 2015
One year later, how has the 'Right to be forgotten' panned out for Europe?
While more than 250,000 requests have been made, the issue remains as divisive as ever.
# privacy - Saturday 2 May, 2015
Joan Burton speaks of her decades-long search for her birth parents
Speaking about privacy today, the Tánaiste said children should be entitled to know who their mother is.
# privacy - Wednesday 15 April, 2015
The EU is charging Google with abuse of power
And the tech giant could be slapped with fines worth €6 billion – if the case ever gets that far.
# privacy - Friday 10 April, 2015
'If I had done this in Ireland it would've taken 25 years' - Facebook Privacy Campaigner
Max Schrems has taken a €10 million class action lawsuit against the tech giant in his native Austria so as to avoid the ‘madness of the Irish courts’.
# privacy - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
Don't want sites tracking your activity? Here's how you can ask them to stop
And it’s an option that’s available on all major browsers.
# privacy - Wednesday 18 March, 2015
Poll: Do you think you share too much about yourself online?
People share relationship details, photos of their kids and even what they’ve had for breakfast. Do you know where the line is?
# privacy - Thursday 12 March, 2015
Do you send personal emails on your office computer? It could get you in serious trouble
Everything you do on your office PC or laptop during work time is not only accessible to IT, but indeed technically on work time.
# privacy - Sunday 22 February, 2015
Flying somewhere? The EU wants to add you to a giant database of passenger details
This time it may actually happen, and it all sounds a little sinister
# privacy - Thursday 19 February, 2015
Who owns our digital fingerprints?
Think about your day 15 years ago; you could have gone about your business leaving almost no trace of yourself. Not anymore, data is changing our world.
# privacy - Sunday 1 February, 2015
Opinion: Drones may be fun, but they also pose complex legal and safety challenges
Novelty may give way to concerns over annoyance, nuisance, privacy, trespass and safety.
# privacy - Thursday 29 January, 2015
Minister: Keeping data on students until they're 30 is 'reasonable'
The minister said she is satisfied the time limit doesn’t need to be changed – for now, at least.
# privacy - Monday 19 January, 2015
It's official: Your Facebook feed knows you better than your family
The robots are taking over.
# privacy - Saturday 17 January, 2015
Poll: Would you support gardaí using drones?
A crime fighting tool too far?
# privacy - Tuesday 6 January, 2015
Opinion: Embarrassing photos posted online? There are ways of having them removed...
In the age of smartphones, embarrassing pictures of our more indiscreet behaviour can have a way of haunting us.
# privacy - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
Quick lesson: How to delete everything you search for on Facebook
You need to do this.
# privacy - Thursday 18 December, 2014
'The UK respects Ireland's privacy, there is no question of any mass surveillance'
Documents previously showed that UK authorities had access to opitcal fibre cables that carry a range of data, from internet traffic to telephone calls.
# privacy - Monday 15 December, 2014
Calls for pre-trial hearings on disclosure of sensitive material in sex offence cases
The Law Reform Commission says difficulties have emerged in specific cases.
# privacy - Tuesday 2 December, 2014
Irish Water using 'protocol' to destroy your PPS numbers
The utility has consulted the Data Commissioner prior to starting the job.
# privacy - Wednesday 26 November, 2014
Google could have another EU-related headache to deal with
The EU’s privacy regulators are pushing for its ‘Right to be Forgotten’ ruling to be applied globally by all search engines.
# privacy - Thursday 20 November, 2014
Privacy shouldn't be sacrificed for safety from crime, survey finds
The findings come from Microsoft which is currently involved in a legal battle concerning a US warrant for emails stored on Irish servers.
'Ghoulish and distasteful': Emergency services ask public to stop taking photos at crash scenes
An “astounding” number of people tried to photograph an incident yesterday in which a two-year-old girl was killed.
# privacy - Tuesday 18 November, 2014
Again? Irish Water sends customer's private details to the wrong person Exclusive
“If I’d made half the mistakes they made today, I’d lose my business…”
# privacy - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
Samaritans seeks legal advice over controversial new 'suicide prevention app'
The ‘Radar’ app allows users to monitor people they follow on Twitter.
The Irish government is asking for more and more user data from Facebook
The growth in requests is more than double the global average.
# privacy - Saturday 25 October, 2014
'Revenge porn' soon to be illegal under new UK law, so should Ireland follow suit?
The punishment for sharing explicit images or videos on the internet in the UK will be a two year jail sentence.
# privacy - Tuesday 7 October, 2014
This is how the Government plans to tackle data protection issues
Junior Minister Dara Murphy announced details of a data protection ‘roadmap ‘ today.
Opinion: We need a modern framework for data protection – and we need it now
Data protection reform will need to rebuild the trust that has been shattered by numerous spying scandals and data breaches.
# privacy - Monday 6 October, 2014
Private investigators fined for unlawfully obtaining addresses of Credit Union members
MCK Rentals unlawfully gathered people’s addresses from the Department of Social Protection and the HSE.
# privacy - Thursday 2 October, 2014
Facebook to drag queens: 'Sorry for forcing you to use your real names'
“By forcing us to use our ‘real’ names, it opens the door to abuse and violence.”
Celebrities who took nude photos are "dumb" - EU Commissioner
Günther Oettinger, the EU’s next head of digital economy, has blamed celebrities for the recent nude photo leak.
# privacy - Monday 22 September, 2014
'Rihanna and Kim Kardashian' among victims of second massive nude photo hack
A second wave of nude photos, apparently of female celebrities, have been posted online.
# privacy - Thursday 18 September, 2014
'We're not like them': Apple boss takes jab at companies that monetise personal data
Tim Cook said in a letter on privacy that Apple doesn’t let government services access the company’s information.
# privacy - Thursday 4 September, 2014
Here's why people are worried about a US warrant for emails on Irish servers
A US court has said Microsoft has to hand over the data but European governments (ours included, of course) and other US companies think this would be a disaster.
# privacy - Thursday 21 August, 2014
Facebook Ireland ordered to respond to privacy lawsuit within four weeks
The company’s international office has to submit a counter-statement to Vienna Regional Court otherwise it will make a judgement in its absense
# privacy - Sunday 17 August, 2014
How to make sure your Facebook security settings are in top shape
Most of your information could be publicly available and you might not even realise it.
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Poll: Would you ever go on a 'virtual date'?
LOVE IN THE time of coronavirus presents unique challenges.
As TheJournal.ie reported yesterday, social distancing guidelines means that conventional dates aren’t really feasible right now.
But that doesn’t mean people can’t still connect in other ways. Apps like Tinder and Bumble remain available and we have the technology available to have a date – of sorts – with someone over a video call.
Dating coach Frances Kelleher said she thinks this period could be “fantastic” for people looking to form deeper connections.
“You have to adapt and adjust to this situation – instead of asking people out for a coffee, ask them for a virtual coffee instead through Skype or WhatsApp or whatever,” she added.
So, what do you think? Would you ever go on a “virtual date”?
Poll Results:
No (4324)
Yes (2032)
Not sure (610)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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The Irish For: Although apart for now, when we reunite, it will be the stuff of poetry. Crisis survival tips from the Irish language
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
We look to language when seeking a reassuring symbol of endurance, Darach Ó Séaghdha writes.
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