Data Protection Commission

App banned in UK on devices used by government employees due to privacy concerns over company’s links with Chinese state

Watchdog told redress board the way it retained and processed some files was in breach of data-protection legislation, departmental briefing notes show

Process was intended to be completed early in the new year

One-stop shop places an unmanageable load on one small member state’s underfunded data regulator

Regulation of GDPR rules has become a political, legal and cultural tug of war

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Irish privacy campaigners made complaint to European Ombudsman over Ireland’s adherence to GDPR

Critics say Irish regulator will always choose the most tortuous, lengthy and expensive legal route to a decision rather than simple application of EU law

Tech giant makes equivalent of DPC €5.5m fine in less than three hours, so this penalty is not harsh

Irish regulator instructed to revise ruling by European data body

Irish data protection authorities accounted for a third of that figure, report says

The DPC issued the fine last September after investigating GDPR breaches

Data Protection Commission stance may have deprived the Irish exchequer of multibillion windfall, critics say

Irish reading of EU data protection law demolished in final decision of European Data Protection Board

Europe’s senior regulator critical of data protection commission over data collection investigation

Data protection watchdog forced to toughen its decision on data protection complaint after European intervention

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

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

Changes could increase commission’s insight into Irish Data Protection Commission’s reporting

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

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Fourth privacy violation in a series of highly unflattering rulings speaks volumes

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has imposed €910m in fines on Meta in 14 months

Pretax profits at Irish arm of social media giant rise to $18m

Irish Council for Civil Liberties tells Federal Trade Commission that ‘real-time bidding’ internet advertising exposes consumers to ‘significant injury’

Data Protection Commission signals intention to monitor social media group after meeting firm’s representatives

Meta claims the DPC decision is in breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and, therefore, invalid

Social media groups hectic overhaul puts regulators on alert on both sides of the Atlantic

Data Protection Commission issued fine after two-year investigation

Former Catholic Martin Meany claims bishop refused to delete his personal data upon request

Regulator cites issue in latest risk register which identified eight challenges

Meta's threat to halt services in the EU if data transfers to the US are halted should not be taken seriously

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

Government approves extension of DPC resources with Helen Dixon becoming chairperson

Data Protection Commission shared an updated draft order with other regulators

Meta Platforms is facing a potentially large fine from DPC for breaches of children’s data rights

ICCL’s Johnny Ryan suing data watchdog over delay in handling his complaint