Data commissioner wants key issues to be referred to Court of Justice of the EU

Digital Rights Ireland confirms legal papers to be served on Government in coming days

High Court refers campaigner’s complaint back to the Data Protection Commissioner

Fennelly commission will consider ‘broader issue of potential infringement of fundamental rights’

Analysis: Legislation from 1956 did not foresee powerful tools for harvesting data

Data Protection Commissioner says making the information public is stipulated by law

Concerns voiced over organisations’ use of mothers’ maiden names as security questions

Helen Dixon addresses controversial collection of information in primary schools

Annual report by Data Protection Commissioner also reveals passwords of students were published on third-party website

Potential fraud risks in making information available online conceded by Government

Activist Max Schrems addresses National Data Protection Conference in Dublin Castle

Data Protection Commissioner says public service ‘hasn’t got it right, in all cases’

Regulator to ‘immediately’ begin hiring for new roles with 45 extra jobs to be created in total

Testy phone calls and emails illustrate underlying governance mess

Humphreys criticised commissioner’s handling of genealogy site controversy

Office is to be “significantly upgraded” to the status of a separate office of State

Some EU member states think Ireland’s data protection standards are lenient

Helen Dixon takes on new role at a pivotal time for data protection and personal privacy

Former companies registrar and Department of Jobs official succeeds Billy Hawkes

Publicity from ‘concrete’ privacy breaches more effective for conveying message, says Hawkes

Billy Hawkes criticises Google’s interpretation of European Court of Justice ruling

Search engine’s ‘right to be forgotten’ policy is backfiring, says Data Protection Commissioner

Max Schrems’s case against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner is likely to have profound implications

Data Protection Commissioner says he often felt he was ‘fighting a losing battle’ with state bodies on privacy

Website run by Department of Heritage had exposed information such as mothers’ maiden names and birth dates

Hawkes says having citizens’ details freely available online a ‘shocking’ example of public service failure

Data commissioner agrees plan, part of licence crackdown, appears ‘Big Brotherish’

Court told commissioner erred in its conclusion that former minister breached rules

Facebook privacy case: Judge admits gaping hole in US data protection

Privacy campaigner took case following claims social network passed information to NSA

Billy Hawkes notes court’s conformation he was obliged to respect EU agreement

Presence of so many established computing, technology and internet companies increases need for action

Data Protection Commissioner says the unique seven-digit postcode ‘goes beyond what an address is’

Commissioner Billy Hawkes cites example of man whose data was accessed by ex-wife working in Department of Social Protection

Independent TD says Kenny and Gilmore ‘undermining’ support by backing Minister

Data Protection Commissioner due to issue final decision soon

Law student claims data watchdog wrongly refused to investigate complaint

Austrian data privacy campaigner lodged complaint following Snowden revelations

Senior Garda sources insist there were no plans to destroy recordings

Data Protection Commissioner tells candidates not to attempt to illegally obtain people’s contact details