GDPR investigation begins after a filmmaker’s name is misspelt

The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) is looking into a potential breach of GDPR standards, after a filmmaker filed an official complaint for the misspelling of his name.

The director at the centre of what may be a landmark case, Ciarán Ó Cofaigh, claims the EU’s new data laws provision individuals with the legal right to have their name correctly spelt.

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