Company promises to ‘do better’ as security issues come to light
Search giant says data privacy claims do not stand up to ‘serious scrutiny’
Controversial facial recognition tool used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies
Data Protection Commissioner assessing issues around information-sharing with other EU regulators
Data Protection Commission has undertaken 23 inquiries into tech multinationals
Data regulator investigating whether baptismal records fall under EU data privacy law
Move out of Irish jurisdiction would place UK users under US jurisdiction instead
Net Results: Department’s legal challenge to enforcement order on the card is crass
Karlin Lillington: Tech companies now face greater legal and regulatory opposition
Analysis: Companies on either side of Atlantic will find little comfort in ECJ opinion
Net Results: Apart from expense, Hikvision cameras bring GDPR issues into focus
Net Results: When will Government listen to the numerous experts alarmed at situation?
Company’s work for US government a point of conflict
Takeover would gives Google access to a huge trove of heart rate, activity and sleep data
European Court of Justice rules Google does not have to remove links outside Europe
Net Results: EU has issued fines now US public’s anti-tech mood spurs official action
Social network under fire for collecting and reviewing audio snippets from consumers’ devices
California leads legislative moves with privacy law modelled in part on GDPR
Tech giants shelve review of recordings from users interacting with voice assistants
Firm to set up privacy committee after settlement some believe does not go far enough
Technology companies must ensure that personal data monitoring doesn’t become mass surveillance
Germany’s antitrust enforcer wants to hit tech giants where it hurts: the data they covet
Tech giants can learn from fall of big investment banks and how they mistook super-normal profits as new norm
London Briefing: BA has dubious distinction of first to be fined under new GDPR rules
Transatlantic channel allows US to spy on EU citizens Data Protection Commission alleges
All rise for round two in the long-running legal action between Facebook, Max Schrems and the Data Protection Commissioner
Database of 10m faces has been used by military researchers and Chinese firms
Data protection commissioner raised concerns about revamped data privacy agreement
Net Results: Developer of Pegasus spyware says its clients are governments and state agencies
Facebook reported glitch that exposed millions of user passwords to 20,000 employees
Plans to build a tech-fired Utopia in Toronto are gaining traction, despite privacy fears
Report finds 73 per cent of HSE landing pages contained ‘ad trackers’
Chief privacy officer says multinational disagrees with French authority after €50m fine
Sonia Livingstone says young people’s digital lives raise questions about rights, responsibilities
Damning report slates Mark Zuckerberg for leadership failure and lack of responsibility
Tech group should be investigated for ‘intentionally’ violating privacy laws, say British lawmakers
Negotiations have started but no monetary figure is believed to have been agreed
The tech veteran’s security firm uses a vast database DNS records to stop cyber-crime
Inquiries among 16 cases targeting big tech firms including Twitter, Apple and LinkedIn
Google and IAB accused of auctioning ads based on highly sensitive personal data
Dr Jules Polonetsky delivers TCD talk on social and ethical dilemmas of new technologies
Schrems data privacy case costs Data Protection Commissioner €1.928m to date
Genomics Medicine Ireland says it cannot identify participants in children’s hospital study
Ad auction companies can be enabled to target and profile a person as an incest or abuse victim
Fine relates to GDPR rules that came into force last May
Key issue in appeal is whether legal entitlement exists to appeal referral to ECJ
Levy is first use of GDPR introduced last year
State has secured a derogation from proposed new EU security regulation
Irish Council for Civil Liberties calls for publication of information in public interest
Some apps pass on data the second they’re opened on a smartphone
While EU now has GDPR, little has changed in US on data privacy and data protection
Data Protection Commission to consult a range of stakeholders on codes of conduct
Network operators warned against using software or hardware made by Chinese firms
Researchers will be able to apply in exceptional circumstances to use personal data without consent
US activist says Government must act to safeguard fundamental rights in digital space
Internet users can take back control of their data while swapping it for cash or services
Data Protection Commission has issued guidelines on dash cameras for motorists
Data regulator says publishing footage on social media platforms risked infringing privacy rights
Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is.
Department of Social Protection allegedly interfered with role of its data protection officer
Airline says move at Dublin Airport aims to protect customer and company property
Westin hotel in Dublin was originally part of the Starwood chain where the breach took place
DPC says ongoing inquiry is examining operation of schemes in local authority areas
Facebook berated for sharing of personal data
Data commission urges procedures for disposing of records once lettings conclude
Data Protection Commissioner says State agency and contractor Aramark breached duties
Data Protection Commissioner audit says US company acted outside its remit
Privacy rights advocates say social media group ‘should know when to stop digging and when to start taking responsibility’
Mobile network providers say they have provided no data to Government statistics agency
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group working with HSE after ‘isolated’ incident
Head of UK cybersecurity urges vigilance on Dublin visit which has significant EU safety role
Tim Berners-Lee may feel he created a monster, but there are grounds for optimism
ADAPT Centre at Trinity College Dublin hosting public ‘think-in’ for Science Week
Video-redaction software developed by Noppera-Bo Technologies designed to help GDPR compliance
Leak includes passport numbers, contact details and travel histories
Report warns of difficult legal position due to previous rulings that retention is illegal
Cyber attackers stole data from 29 million Facebook accounts
Karlin Lillington: Although I knew the specific threat was a bluff, I had wider worries
With social media giants holding a monopoly, we need ways to them accountable when they misuse our data, which is where regulatory enforcement comes in
Chips reported to have offered unfettered access to anything servers did
Up to 50 million users impacted by glitch which opened personal data on users’ accounts to possible hacking
Watchdog says HSE must implement nine recommendations on database used for health planning
Data Summit told of need to focus on benefits for end user in big data and AI innovations
Net Results: Dispute has arisen over search engines linking to factually correct data
One-third of children accessing age-inappropriate games on internet, survey reveals
Child and Family Agency launches €10m childcare database to replace 17 separate systems across the State
Department of Social Protection says it made €530m in savings after reviewing payments
Privacy experts concerned about ‘chilling effect’ if people’s online activity is recorded
EU plans to ban political groups from profiting from Cambridge Analytica-style data collection
Committee will decide if public interest outweighs individual rights
Data science pioneer Jeffrey Ullman has ‘mixed feelings’ about industry regulation
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