Data Privacy

Karlin Lillington: Despite a lack of clear research on harm to children from social media, there can be an rush towards legal curbs

Data privacy campaigner concerned law permits Minister to get ‘mass surveillance’ orders after private court hearing

Government move to force stopgap data retention and amendment that could gag discussion on complaints prolong history of State bungling on data protection

Stay will remain in place until end of July

Department of Justice has ‘no comment’ on allegation by Digital Rights Ireland

Group complains about social media platforms’ handling of personal data under certain article of the GDPR

Meta says it will lose about €664m in revenue if the decision’s effects are not delayed

Data Protection Commissioner initially planned not to fine Meta for data breaches but fines are arguably the most dissuasive tool in the GDPR toolkit

Roles will be located in Dublin, Belfast and England as company set to almost double in size

With fewer than 30 fines handed out, Ireland doesn’t even crack the top 10, but advocates say the laws have had positive effects

Case centres on Facebook’s transfers of personal data to the US in defiance of EU law

Order to delete data processed and stored unlawfully in US could be more problematic for Facebook owner than fine of €1.2bn

Social media giant’s attempts to work around previous court rulings on data transfers and privacy are seen to have fallen short

European court to decide key liability issues over data breach but question mark hangs over HSE liability for ‘non-material’ damage such as stress

Government plans to equip gardaí with body-worn cameras would mean pervasive monitoring of the public without knowledge or consent

Derry firm Evide warns clients about possibility of sensitive information being leaked online

Meta alleges the decision was reached in breach of various articles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU

The ECB must navigate the controversial world of digital currency, with concerns about privacy certain to be writ large

Process was intended to be completed early in the new year

Spring-cleaning your tech will bring order to your digital chaos

Interview: Professor Shoshanna Zuboff, who predicted that computers would change our lives, demands a right to sanctuary from data ‘theft’

Facebook and Instagram not entitled to rely on legal basis currently used to justify data collection under GDPR, says Irish regulator

If adopted by Data Protection Commission, the rulings could upturn Facebook owner’s tailored advertising model

Proposed figure would be largest settlement achieved in a US data privacy class action and biggest paid by Facebook parent

Facebook owner is also facing other, more pressing headwinds on the advertising front

Graham Dwyer case is a consequence of Government inaction on data laws

Decision could lead to huge fines against the Facebook owner and limit its ability to collect data for ad targeting

French authority can fine search engine giant without conferring with other European regulators, says advocacy group

Irish Council for Civil Liberties senior fellow, Johnny Ryan, is suing Oracle in a California court

Gardaí are leaving their radios at home to prevent senior management from keeping tabs on them, a study has found.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ESB had lodged application to regularise project’s planning status

Data Protection Commissioner has been under pressure over allegations of weakness

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

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