Data Protection Commission defends record after article labelling Republic a ‘corporate crime haven’
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Cory Doctorow criticises Irish regime in FT article
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Dixon is entering the final year of her second term at helm of Europe’s most important privacy regulator
Anu Talus, the Finnish chair of the European Data Protection Board, the central body of national regulators overseeing EU data privacy laws, defends opposition to Irish watchdog’s fines
Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s €345 million fine of TikTok shows Beijing-owned video-sharing app is firmly in sights of data regulators
Publisher accuses Leslie Buckley of placing his ‘personal interests ahead of the interests of the company of which he was chairman to its substantial detriment’
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Ireland’s data protection watchdog again has to be forced into tougher measures against Big Tech wrongdoing
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
Sanction handed down by Helen Dixon follows investigation into transfers by Facebook owner of Europeans’ personal data to the US
Meta, Google, Airbnb, Yahoo!, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and Tinder account for 87^% of cross-border GDPR complaints to Ireland’s DPC
German privacy groups claim Irish regulator behind ‘sabotage’ of EU data privacy laws
Facebook whistleblower urges Data Protection Commission to be braver in taking on firms
No other agency of the State carries the kind of responsibility the Data Protection Commission has in its role overseeing EU-wide activities of tech multinationals
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Helen Dixon says ‘more needs to be done’ to stand up for Ireland’s regulatory record
Martin doesn’t ‘readily agree’ with many criticisms of Helen Dixon’s record
SPD’s Zimmermann makes comment in advance of Taoiseach’s official visit to Berlin
Oireachtas justice committee recommended review last year but Government yet to act
EU ombudsman acts after complaint from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Data Protection Commissioner has been under pressure over allegations of weakness
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Data Protection Commissioner says critics are ‘misinformed’ and challenges numbers
Mounting attention on record regarding Big Tech as commission says ‘change’ required
Messaging app provides additional information to EU users after order with €225m fine
Michael O’Flaherty says situation of Travellers in Ireland among the worst across the EU
Helen Dixon’s office investigating allegations Facebook ‘bypassed the GDPR’
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