Data Protection Commissioner
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Telecoms firm Yourtel fined €5,000 over unsolicited calls
- District Court
- January 21, 2016, 14:09
A telecoms company has been fined €5,000 for making repeated unsolicited telephone calls to two homes, including to an elderly couple, urging them to (...)

Over 300 civil servants hit by payroll system data breach
- Irish News
- November 8, 2015, 18:42
Over 300 civil servants have been hit by a data breach in the civil service’s shared payroll system, involving their personal details being sent to HR(...)

ECJ ruling vindicates privacy activist Max Schrems, criticises DPC
- Technology
- October 7, 2015, 01:00
The European Court of Justice ruling on Tuesday concerned a referral from the Irish Court involving the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in Porta(...)

Review of publishing names of ‘new citizens’ took place in 2011
- Irish News
- August 26, 2015, 16:35
A review of the practice of publishing the names and addresses of new Irish citizens in the government’s official gazette was carried out in 2011 and (...)

Migrant rights group ‘astounded’ citizen data published online
- Irish News
- August 21, 2015, 17:15
Concerns have been expressed by a migrant rights group about the safety of people who have sought protection in the State, following the revelation th(...)

Online publication of new citizens’ personal details is unwise
- Irish News
- August 21, 2015, 01:00
The continuing publication of names, full addresses and citizens’ status as adults or minors in the State’s official gazette – while mandated by law –(...)

Data chief considered stopping use of sensitive information
- Social Affairs
- August 7, 2015, 01:00
The Data Protection Commissioner considered telling organisations to stop allowing information such as mothers’ maiden names to be used for security q(...)

Privacy issues persist with Eircode postcode system
- Social Affairs
- August 4, 2015, 01:00
A number of data protection issues are still outstanding in relation to the new postcode system Eircode, the Data Protection Commissioner confirmed. (...)

Irish among EU citizens most concerned about online data
- Irish News
- June 28, 2015, 17:34
Irish citizens are among those in Europe with the highest levels of concern about not having complete control of their personal information online but(...)

Data Protection Commissioner defends action on database
- Irish News
- June 24, 2015, 01:01
The Data Protection Commissioner has said any decision to take enforcement action against a State body or other organisation where there may be breach(...)