Data Protection Commissioner
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Report on Yahoo data breach to be delivered in coming weeks
- Technology
- April 11, 2017, 17:41
An investigation by the Data Protection Commissioner into a massive data breach involving the accounts of 500 million Yahoo customers is due to concl(...)

Primary school pupils’ data held to ransom by hackers
- Irish News
- April 11, 2017, 11:53
A primary school’s computer system was encrypted by hackers who demanded a ransom to release the personal details of its pupils. The case is outline(...)

Taking picture of sleeping care home worker did not breach data rules
- Irish News
- April 11, 2017, 08:30
An employee of a residential care home was fired after a supervisor used a mobile phone to take photos of them sleeping on the job covered in a duvet,(...)

State’s surveillance laws require ‘thorough modernisation’
- Irish News
- April 11, 2017, 08:30
The State’s surveillance and communications interception laws require “a thorough modernisation” to ensure state-of-the-art powers for intelligence ag(...)

Hospitals to be inspected over handling of patient files
- Irish News
- April 11, 2017, 08:30
Hospitals are to be inspected by the State’s data watchdog to ensure staff are respecting patient privacy when staff handle data in public areas. Da(...)

Justice officials tried to keep Data Protection Commissioner’s files secret
- Technology
- April 6, 2017, 06:55
The Department of Justice sought to have the audit files of the Data Protection Commissioner barred from public disclosure to protect guarantees of co(...)

Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to address data summit in Dublin
- Business
- March 21, 2017, 12:00
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf will address an international conference in Dublin in June which aims to explore the expanding role of data in society. M(...)

Cameras in taxis: are they a step too far for customers?
- Technology
- March 2, 2017, 06:30
A few weeks ago, I got into a taxi. Nothing out of the ordinary about it, it was just a regular taxi journey. A bit of chat with the driver, talking a(...)

Data watchdog does not have to disclose lobbying by firms
- Business
- March 1, 2017, 18:52
The independent regulator responsible for protecting the privacy rights of hundreds of millions of EU citizens does not have to disclose details of lo(...)

New health Bill creates ‘insurmountable conflict’ for data watchdog
- Technology
- January 26, 2017, 05:15
New patient safety and health information legislation would create an “insurmountable conflict” for the Data Protection Commissioner if it imposes the(...)