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Information on individual Irish internet uses, from their locations to what they are reading online, are being exposed to advertisers and data companies an average of 392 times a day, according to figures compiled by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties.

Irish internet users’ data being shared 392 times a day, ICCL says

Retail-time bidding is ‘the largest data breach ever’, says civil liberties group

The EU is poised to unveil a landmark law on Friday that will force Big Tech to police their platforms more aggressively over illegal content. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

EU to unveil landmark law to force Big Tech to police illegal content

Javier Espinoza
April 21, 2022, 10:52

Tech platforms will have to do risk assessment and risk mitigation to protect users

‘We should not even go near abandoning online anonymity.’ File photograph: Getty Images

Karlin Lillington: Ireland misguided in efforts to regulate online abuse

Karlin Lillington
April 6, 2022, 05:32

‘To compel platforms to divulge information at state or law enforcement request is ... insane’

Data privacy campaigner Max Schrems has already indicated that he expects the deal not to fix the problems found by the court in 2020, and the commission is anticipating future challenges

What does potential data transfer deal between EU and US entail?

Naomi O’Leary
March 29, 2022, 13:33

Q&A: Will it face challenges from privacy campaigners?

The outline of a new transatlantic data transfer pact has been agreed between the European Union and the United States. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

EU and US agree outline of new data transfer pact

March 25, 2022, 10:47

Businesses welcome news but privacy activist Max Schrems criticises lack of details

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said ‘very damaging’ profiles on Ireland’s data protection regime have been written over the years. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

3:58 Data privacy watchdog defends record on enforcing EU rules

Simon Carswell
February 24, 2022, 00:01

Helen Dixon says ‘more needs to be done’ to stand up for Ireland’s regulatory record

The peat slide at Derrybrien in 2003.

Appeals board ruling ‘casts major doubt over legality’ of Derrybrien wind farm

Gordon Deegan
February 8, 2022, 18:10

ESB had lodged application to regularise project’s planning status

Data protection commissioner Helen Dixon has repeatedly rejected criticisms while also seeking more resources from the Government. File photograph: The Irish Times

European Commission defends Irish data watchdog in letter to MEPs

Mark Paul
January 5, 2022, 16:21

Data Protection Commissioner has been under pressure over allegations of weakness

Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems: Row is the latest in a long-running battle between Schrems, Facebook and the Data Protection Commissioner. File photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

3:28 Max Schrems accuses DPC of lobbying other European regulators

Derek Scally
December 5, 2021, 18:02

DPC says there is ‘absolutely nothing unusual’ about consulting with EU regulators

EU commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality Vera Jourová: ‘We are in the crunch time now.’ Photograph: Getty

3:46 State’s record on enforcing data protection rules under scrutiny

Naomi O’Leary
December 3, 2021, 06:00

Mounting attention on record regarding Big Tech as commission says ‘change’ required

Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems.

Schrems accuses DPC of trying to stop publication of Facebook complaint documents

Derek Scally
November 23, 2021, 19:32

Filing alleges social media platform was bypassing new EU data protection rules

Meta’s headquarter building in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

EU privacy enforcement not working, says GDPR architect

November 18, 2021, 12:52

Tensions building over lengthy investigations by Irish regulator

US whistleblower and former Facebook engineer Frances Haugen gives a testimony on the negative impact of big tech companies products on users, at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday. Photograph John Thys/AFP

Ireland has conflict of interest in regulating tech, says Facebook whistleblower

Naomi O’Leary
November 9, 2021, 11:34

Frances Haugen calls for centralised European regulation of technology companies

Facebook has offered facial recognition as an opt-in feature for years to encourage people to tag friends or family members in photos and videos, and to alert people if another user uploads a picture that they’re in.

Facebook to no longer use facial recognition for photos and videos

November 2, 2021, 17:34

Parent company Meta says it needs to weigh benefits against growing concerns about the technology

Darktrace says it found an existing serious breach in 77 per cent of customer networks when its technology was first deployed. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Darktrace ups growth forecast on strong cybersecurity demand

September 15, 2021, 15:52

Group found existing serious breach in 77% of new customers’ networks

Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Twitter all have their European headquarters in Dublin, making Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) the lead EU regulator responsible for holding them to the law. Photograph: iStock

Ireland is ‘worst bottleneck’ for enforcing EU data privacy law – ICCL

September 13, 2021, 10:36

Report says Irish data protection watchdog failing to take action against US tech giants

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

11:38 The silent partner cleaning up Facebook for $500m a year

September 2, 2021, 05:32

Accenture is central to the social network’s efforts to keep toxic material off its platform

A post-Brexit data-sharing agreement between the EU and UK could be terminated if London diverges too much from privacy standards, the European Commission has warned. File photograph: Getty

3:32 EU warns over post-Brexit data agreement with UK

Naomi O’Leary
August 26, 2021, 19:14

Decision sustaining cross-border trade and services could terminate if personal data risked

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting about cybersecurity in the East Room of the White House. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Big Tech pledges to shore up US cyber security defences

Dave Lee
August 26, 2021, 09:08

Chief executives from tech, energy, banking, insurance and education meet at White House summit

The Hong Kong-traded shares of Alibaba fell more than 3 per cent on Friday after a punishing session in New York overnight.

China tech stocks hit after Beijing passes data privacy law

Hudson Lockett
August 20, 2021, 11:35

Shares in Alibaba and Tencent drop as fears mount of crackdown spreading into new sectors

The European Data Protection Board, a panel of EU authorities, on Thursday said Facebook’s practices should be examined by the Irish privacy watchdog, its main regulator in the region. Photograph: Bloomberg

Facebook’s controversial use of WhatsApp customer data faces fresh scrutiny

July 15, 2021, 10:55

EU body calls on DPC to examine social media giant’s practices

A co-ordinated attempt by Chinese tech companies to circumvent Apple’s privacy policies has been forestalled, a significant victory for the iPhone-maker in what was seen as a threat to its global privacy push.

Apple wins privacy battle in China

Patrick McGee
July 5, 2021, 12:11

Tracking system for iPhones developed by Chinese tech groups fails to gain traction

The Data Protection Commissioner said “no more personal data than is necessary” should be collected by estate agents. Photograph: iStock

No justification for seeking proof of funds at property viewings, DPC says

Jade Wilson
June 23, 2021, 17:19

Collection of financial statements from prospective buyers not necessary, watchdog says

Many EU national watchdogs have long complained that the Data Protection Commission takes too long to decide on cases. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

State data watchdog loses sole oversight of Facebook in Europe

June 15, 2021, 10:23

European court says national regulators can pursue Big Tech firms under certain circumstances

The DPC is Facebook’s lead regulator in the EU. Photograph: AFP via Getty

DPC gives Facebook six weeks to respond to data transfer investigation

May 21, 2021, 20:54

Inquiry could trigger ban on transatlantic data flows

The company has faced global criticism over the new terms WhatsApp users are required to accept by May 15th.

Hamburg regulator orders Facebook to stop collecting data

May 11, 2021, 13:32

Company is accumulating information from WhatsApp unit

Microsoft will consult with customers and regulators about this plan in the coming months. Photograph: AFP via Getty

Microsoft to allow EU customers to process, store data in the region

May 6, 2021, 11:00

Move comes amid growing demand from clients

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon requested a meeting with the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee.

Irish data regulator sparks row with EU colleagues on Facebook oversight

Derek Scally
March 17, 2021, 18:08

DPC declines meeting with European Parliament committee over format of forum

The Irish data protection commissioner is the lead data watchdog for TikTok in the EU. Photograph: iStock

TikTok may be sending some EU user data to China – Helen Dixon

March 11, 2021, 10:17

Maintenance and AI engineers in China may be accessing data, watchdog warns

Helen Dixon, the Data Protection Commissioner.

Data regulator under fire over dated software

February 9, 2021, 11:07

IT systems at Data Protection Commission ill-equipped for GDPR demands, activists say

Tim Cook says businesses built on misleading their users need to reform. Photograph: AFP via Getty

Apple chief criticises tech giants for ‘data exploitation’

January 28, 2021, 18:05

Maker of iPhone to roll out privacy features to stop apps from selling data for target ads

GDPR fines jump 40% as EU regulators raise pressure on business

January 19, 2021, 15:06

Ireland ranked sixth for total number of data breaches in the past year

Privacy activist Max Schrems in Dublin in 2018: Whenever it does make a ruling, the DPC faces questions on whether its seven-year legal strategy to date was a prudent use of taxpayers’ money. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Schrems v Facebook saga makes Brexit seem like a brief tale

January 14, 2021, 00:00

Cantillon: Data Protection Commission has spent 2,759 days not deciding anything

Max Schrems: Austrian lawyer and privacy activist. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Schrems criticises Irish data regulator after Facebook case breakthrough

Derek Scally
January 13, 2021, 20:55

Privacy campaigner still awaiting response to complaint submited to DPC in 2013

Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems. Photograph: Reuters

State agrees to proceed with complaint over Facebook data flows

January 13, 2021, 14:17

High Court to rule on mechanism Facebook uses for EU-US data transfers

Signal was downloaded 8.8 million times worldwide in the week after the WhatsApp changes were first announced on January 4th. Photograph: AFP via Getty

WhatsApp fights back as users flee to Signal and Telegram

Hannah Murphy
January 13, 2021, 12:08

Facebook-owned WhatsApp scrambles to deal with fresh competition

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has, until now, been considered responsible for pursuing privacy complaints against multinationals headquartered in the State, such as Facebook. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Court says all EU states can take data cases against Facebook

Naomi O'Leary
January 13, 2021, 10:11

Social media giant had insisted only Ireland’s regulator could take action over infringements

Shane Curran, Evervault. Photograph: Conor McCabe Photography

Given the space, teens can make significant products – tech entrepreneur Shane Curran

Kevin O'Sullivan
January 8, 2021, 12:33

Everfault founder and BTYSTE 2017 winner building ground-breaking data-privacy interface

The German regulator believed Twitter’s fine should be in the €7.3m-€22m range. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Photo

Irish data watchdog initially proposed lower fine for Twitter

Simon Carswell
December 15, 2020, 13:26

EU board of regulators sought bigger penalty to deter future breaches

‘We respect the commission’s decision,’ Twitter said in response. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty

Twitter fined €450,000 by data watchdog for GDPR breach

Charlie Taylor
December 15, 2020, 11:59

Social media firm is first big tech company to be penalised under EU’s GDPR rules

Campaign group noyb says the unique tracking code generated by each iPhone lets Apple and all iPhone app developers see how users behave without their knowledge or agreement

Privacy activist Schrems claims Apple tracks iPhone users without consent

November 16, 2020, 19:24

It is alleged Apple facilitates app developers to see how users behave without their knowledge or agreement

Most Irish businesses have been left confused by the Schrems II ruling and want greater clarity.

Irish businesses left in limbo after Schrems II data transfer ruling

Charlie Taylor
November 16, 2020, 16:02

Government urged to do more after ruling which invalidated EU-US Privacy Shield

The social network giant said it sought a judicial review of the Data Protection Commission’s preliminary decision. Photograph: AFP via Getty

Facebook seeks judicial review of data watchdog’s data transfer decision

September 11, 2020, 14:28

Data Protection Commission said Facebook may need to halt US data transfers

Europe’s highest court in July ruled that the main transatlantic data transfer deal hammered out between Brussels and Washington – Privacy Shield – was invalid because of concerns about US surveillance. Photograph: AFP via Getty

Facebook’s EU-US data transfer mechanism ‘cannot be used’, says Irish regulator

September 10, 2020, 10:17

Data Protection Commission is lead regulator for Facebook in EU

Twitter has confirmed that it is under investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission for potentially misusing people’s personal information to serve ads. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Twitter faces $250m fine over new data privacy issue

Kate Conger
August 4, 2020, 11:32

Social media giant accused of personal information misuse for tailored advertising

This decision poses a shattering challenge to the data-centric business models of many companies, from social media platforms to advertising giants, which make their money by exploiting users’ personal data.

Blockbuster Schrems decision to impact nearly every business

Karlin Lillington
July 16, 2020, 14:08

Court in effect ruled that personal data is not, as US companies generally view it, an asset

The cartel senate members of the German federal court open the negotiations between Facebook and Bundeskartellamt, the German federal cartel authority. Photograph: Uli deck/ EPA

German court injunction could limit Facebook’s data collection

Derek Scally
June 24, 2020, 18:41

Facebook defends data policy and insists nothing will change for its German users

Germany’s highest administrative court has issued an injunction against Facebook’s Dublin operation, ordering it to stop collecting its German users’ data. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters

German court orders Facebook to stop collecting user data

Derek Scally
June 23, 2020, 18:23

Order against social media giant’s Dublin operation says it abuses market domination

Smaller businesses have been shown to be particularly affected by the costs of compliance with GDPR

EU admits it has been hard to implement GDPR

Javier Espinoza
June 23, 2020, 11:05

Official report on data protection regulation notes burden on smaller companies

A spokeswoman for Google said the company would review possible changes. Photograph: AFP via Getty

Top French court upholds €50m Google privacy breach fine

June 19, 2020, 17:31

Google says it will ‘review what changes we need to make’

Nasdaq-listed Zoom’s video chat service has exploded in popularity since lockdowns were introduced across the globe to slow the spread of Covid-19

Zoom plan will allow China to block users

June 12, 2020, 13:19

Platform admits to disabling accounts of dissidents commemorating Tiananmen Square massacre

Chinese tanks are confronted by a lone demonstrator after the crushing of protests in Tiananmen Square.

Zoom disables accounts of former Tiananmen Square student leader

June 11, 2020, 12:22

Video conference platform used to commemorate massacre by Chinese army

The Citizen Lab investigation was launched after it was contacted in 2017 by a Reuters journalist who had investigated Wirecard and was targeted by a phishing campaign. Photograph: Getty

Hackers for hire targeted hundreds of institutions – report

Paul Murphy
June 9, 2020, 20:36

28,000 web pages set up to steal passwords from elected officials, lawyers and journalists

A hackers-for-hire group dubbed “Dark Basin” has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions around the world, including advocacy groups, journalists, elected officials, lawyers, hedge funds and companies

Hackers for hire targeted hundreds of institutions, says report

Paul Murphy
June 9, 2020, 12:46

Researchers found 28,000 web pages set up to steal passwords from elected officials, lawyers and journalists

According to the lawsuit, the company collects information, including IP addresses and browsing histories, whenever users visit web pages or use an app tied to common Google services

Google facing $5bn lawsuit for tracking in ‘private’ mode

June 3, 2020, 09:51

Lawsuits claims tech giant surreptitiously amasses information about internet users

Amazon is unquestionably the world’s most essential retailer, hiring 100,000 extra staff to manage its quarantine-related demand surge. Photograph: Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images

Big Tech’s viral boom could be its undoing

Rana Foroohar
May 22, 2020, 05:25

Data is being created faster than ever since Covid-19 made our lives largely virtual

Only six national data protection authorities have more than 10 specialist tech investigation staff, and seven EU states have just one or two, according to the report from privacy-focused web browser company Brave

Data protection offices need proper resources now more than ever

Karlin Lillington
April 30, 2020, 11:55

Key legal requirement of GDPR is that states supply resources needed to enforce this important piece of legislation

Helen Dixon, the Data Protection Commissioner, who said her office had been overwhelmed by complaints from data privacy advocates for sweeping, resource-intensive investigations of entire industries.

Privacy advocates’ complaints overwhelm data protection office

April 28, 2020, 16:49

Commissioner Helen Dixon says GDPR legisaltion ‘doesn’t allow for taking on a whole sector’

Zoom said on Thursday it would freeze new feature development and shift all engineering resources on to security and safety issues.

Zoom patches Mac flaw as it pledges to shift focus to privacy, safety issues

April 3, 2020, 11:48

Company promises to ‘do better’ as security issues come to light

Google is sharing users’ personal data between its services without acquiring specific consent to do so, one of its smaller rivals, Brave, has claimed. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters

Google accused by rival of fundamental GDPR breaches

Madhumita Murgia
March 16, 2020, 08:26

Search giant says data privacy claims do not stand up to ‘serious scrutiny’

Billionaire John Catsimatidis used Clearview to surveil shoppers at a grocery store he owns, and to identify a man he saw on a date with his daughter. Photograph: the New York Times

Clearview: from billionaire plaything to police surveillance tool

March 12, 2020, 05:00

Controversial facial recognition tool used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said that her office was ‘well advanced’ in the decision-making process on whether to impose fines. Photograph: Conor McCabe Photography

4:11 Big tech ‘procedural queries’ delay decision on first data fines – watchdog

Simon Carswell
February 20, 2020, 05:00

Data Protection Commissioner assessing issues around information-sharing with other EU regulators

Tinder is the subject of one of the Data Protection Commissioner’s two most recent investigations, announced earlier this month, around the handling of user data. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Which big tech firms are being investigated by the data regulator?

Simon Carswell
February 20, 2020, 05:00

Data Protection Commission has undertaken 23 inquiries into tech multinationals

The Data Protection Commissioner said her office had received different responses from different bishops. Photograph: iStock

Catholic Church records may be inspected over GDPR concerns

Simon Carswell
February 20, 2020, 05:00

Data regulator investigating whether baptismal records fall under EU data privacy law

Google has decided to move its British users out of Irish jurisdiction because it is unclear whether Britain will follow GDPR or adopt other rules that could affect the handling of user data, sources said. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP

Google users in UK to lose EU data protection, sources say

February 19, 2020, 20:25

Move out of Irish jurisdiction would place UK users under US jurisdiction instead

A view of a public services card. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times

Government is hanging taxpayers out to dry in row over public services card

Karlin Lillington
January 9, 2020, 08:06

Net Results: Department’s legal challenge to enforcement order on the card is crass

US whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks to European officials by video during a parliamentary hearing on improving the protection of whistleblowers, at the Council of Europe in 2014. File photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images

Privacy and data in 2019: We deserve better than surveillance capitalism

Karlin Lillington
January 2, 2020, 05:00

Karlin Lillington: Tech companies now face greater legal and regulatory opposition

The ECJ case arose from a complaint against Facebook made by Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Maximilian Schrems to the Irish Data Protection Commission.

Non-binding opinion on Schrems case elegant and practical

Karlin Lillington
December 19, 2019, 18:26

Analysis: Companies on either side of Atlantic will find little comfort in ECJ opinion

“Contracting face surveillance technology for children accessing medical care would be incredibly invasive.”

Facial recognition technology latest woe at national children’s hospital

Marie Boran
December 12, 2019, 06:30

Net Results: Apart from expense, Hikvision cameras bring GDPR issues into focus

An entire population can be profiled from just 2 per cent of a nation’s DNA. Photograph: Getty

Ireland’s national genome project should not be in private control

Karlin Lillington
November 28, 2019, 06:30

Net Results: When will Government listen to the numerous experts alarmed at situation?

Google has been in a fight with activists on its staff who have objected to work that they believe contravenes the company’s basic ethical values.

Google fires four workers for data security policy breaches

November 26, 2019, 14:07

Company’s work for US government a point of conflict

Attendees wait to ask a question of a Google Assistant at a giant “Hey Google” gumball machine game at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph: Robyn Beck / AFP

Calls for Google’s $2.1bn Fitbit deal to be blocked over data fears

Hannah Kuchler
November 22, 2019, 09:12

Takeover would gives Google access to a huge trove of heart rate, activity and sleep data

The court ruled that EU law did not automatically apply outside the bloc. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty

Google wins in ‘right to be forgotten’ fight with France

Mehreen Khan and Patricia Nilsson
September 24, 2019, 15:02

European Court of Justice rules Google does not have to remove links outside Europe

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager: her re-appointment this week will rattle Silicon Valley. Photograph: Reuters/Francois Lenoir

US antitrust action has tech companies sweating on their home turf

Karlin Lillington
September 12, 2019, 05:30

Net Results: EU has issued fines now US public’s anti-tech mood spurs official action

Facebook has confirmed that it had been transcribing users’ audio but said it will no longer do so. Photograph: PA

Data Protection Commission seeks answers from Facebook on audio transcription

August 14, 2019, 12:59

Social network under fire for collecting and reviewing audio snippets from consumers’ devices

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2018. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

Tide turns on social media giants as privacy concerns rise in US

Suzanne Lynch
August 8, 2019, 05:15

California leads legislative moves with privacy law modelled in part on GDPR

Users can turn off storing audio data to their Google account completely, or choose to auto-delete data after every three months or 18 months, said Google. File photograph: Getty

Apple and Google act on data privacy worries over voice assistants

August 3, 2019, 00:24

Tech giants shelve review of recordings from users interacting with voice assistants

Mark Zuckerburg said the company was undertaking ‘major structural changes’. Photograph: Getty

Facebook to pay $5bn to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal

July 24, 2019, 15:21

Firm to set up privacy committee after settlement some believe does not go far enough

The Apple Watch was initially positioned as a luxury, but it soon became clear that its true appeal was functional. Photograph: AP

Apple Watch: the not-quite-Orwellian data monitoring tool

John Gapper
July 24, 2019, 11:23

Technology companies must ensure that personal data monitoring doesn’t become mass surveillance

Andreas Mundt: his agency ruled in February that Facebook had broken the country’s law and demanded that it stop automatically sharing data among the services it owns, such as Instagram and WhatsApp, or websites that use its ‘like’ and ‘share’ buttons. Photograph: Jann Höfer/New York Times

Big Tech knows you better than your wife – time for a data divorce?

Adam Satariano
July 18, 2019, 03:25

Germany’s antitrust enforcer wants to hit tech giants where it hurts: the data they covet

Facebook’s foray into banking via the creation of a crypto currency could be the last throw of the disruptive dice: there are few profit streams left for tech to usurp. File photograph: The New York Times

Chris Johns: Forget Facebook’s $5bn fine – taxing tech giants is the real story

Chris Johns
July 14, 2019, 12:26

Tech giants can learn from fall of big investment banks and how they mistook super-normal profits as new norm

Willie Walsh, CEO, IAG, said he ‘will defend the airline’s position vigorously’. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Willie Walsh faces uphill battle in fighting €205m data breach fine

Fiona Walsh
July 10, 2019, 04:42

London Briefing: BA has dubious distinction of first to be fined under new GDPR rules

Counsel for Facebook, the US federal government and tech industry groups warned the court that invalidating the main legal instrument used for Facebook’s EU-US data transmissions would have huge knock-on effects for European businesses and citizens.

EU’s highest court asked to invalidate main Facebook data channel

Derek Scally
July 9, 2019, 18:21

Transatlantic channel allows US to spy on EU citizens Data Protection Commission alleges

Beneath a mesh, looking like a giant golden jellyfish, more than 300 gold-upholstered seats of the CJEU filled up long before 9am with lawyers, law students and observers.

A uniquely Irish affair debuts in front of a packed audience

Derek Scally
July 9, 2019, 16:58

All rise for round two in the long-running legal action between Facebook, Max Schrems and the Data Protection Commissioner

Xu Li, chief executive of SenseTime Group, is identified by the company’s facial recognition system. Photograph: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg via Getty

Microsoft quietly deletes largest public face recognition data set

June 6, 2019, 11:54

Database of 10m faces has been used by military researchers and Chinese firms

Facebook argued before the Supreme Court last January it is entitled to appeal the referral

Facebook loses Supreme Court appeal in Max Schrems case

Mary Carolan
May 31, 2019, 10:44

Data protection commissioner raised concerns about revamped data privacy agreement

Pegasus spyware can be uploaded via WhatsApp hack and can spy on calls and chats, and remotely control the device’s microphone and camera. Photograph: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/File

Lessons from WhatsApp hack: we are all victims of global spyware industry

Karlin Lillington
May 16, 2019, 05:30

Net Results: Developer of Pegasus spyware says its clients are governments and state agencies

The Data Protection Commissioner is Facebook’s lead regulator in Europe. File photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Data Protection Commissioner to investigate Facebook over password storage

Jack Power
April 25, 2019, 21:59

Facebook reported glitch that exposed millions of user passwords to 20,000 employees

Sidewalk Labs proposed Area1 and Area2 of Portland development. Photograph: Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty

Inside Google’s smart city – a modern metropolis

Anna Nicolauo
March 27, 2019, 18:40

Plans to build a tech-fired Utopia in Toronto are gaining traction, despite privacy fears

The HSE was the worst performing of six national health service websites surveyed by eprivacy firm Cookiebot.

Data from HSE website users ‘leaked to commercial actors’

Jack Horgan-Jones
March 18, 2019, 19:09

Report finds 73 per cent of HSE landing pages contained ‘ad trackers’

Google’s chief privacy officer Keith Enright addresses the IIEA in Dublin on Thursday. Photograph: Lorcan Mullally/IIEA

GDPR fines ‘likely to end up before Europe’s highest court’

Elaine Edwards
February 21, 2019, 13:07

Chief privacy officer says multinational disagrees with French authority after €50m fine

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