Ireland

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January 15, 2021

Ireland brings in tough laws on revenge porn and online bullying

Parliament unanimously approves laws that could result in a 10-year jail sentence.

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January 15, 2021

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission ‘acutely strained’ by big tech cases

The Data Protection Commission warned it was “acutely strained” as it grappled with cases involving giant multinational tech companies and rising complaints from members of the public.

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December 29, 2020

Irish murderer appeals conviction on grounds of EU data law breach

Phone data helped clinch murder conviction for Graham Dwyer in 2015 but he may go free.

December 17, 2020

Twitter fined by Ireland over bug that made private tweets public, in world first for EU data privacy law

Twitter has been fined over a bug that made private tweets public, in a world-first for data protection laws.

December 5, 2020

Twitter data breach decision due on December 17

Despite “very divergent views” between EU data protection authorities over a case of data breaches by Twitter, a final decision […]

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November 23, 2020

799 data breaches notified by Ireland’s Government departments in 2019

The Department of Social Protection was responsible for nearly half the data protection breaches notified by Government departments across the […]

November 20, 2020

WhatsApp Ireland sets aside €77.5m for possible data compliance fines

The Irish arm of messaging platform WhatsApp recorded an €11.2 million loss last year after setting aside €77.5 million to […]

November 11, 2020

Twitter could face its first GDPR penalty within days

European data protection regulators have inched toward an enforcement decision for a Twitter breach that the company publicly disclosed in […]

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October 31, 2020

Data Protection Commission hit with massive legal bill after Facebook privacy case

Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said: “The Irish taxpayer now has to pick up parts of the bill.” The Data […]

October 21, 2020

Irish data watchdog investigates Instagram’s use of children’s data

Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) has opened an inquiry into processing of children’s data by Instagram. Instagram platform is owned […]

October 19, 2020

Schrems gets a judicial review of the Irish DPC’s procedure

European privacy campaigner Max Schrems has been granted a judicial review of the Irish regulator’s handling of his complaint. He’s […]

October 16, 2020

Twitter Data-Breach Case Won’t Be Resolved Before Year’s End

European privacy regulators are unlikely to issue a final ruling on Twitter’s handling of a 2019 data breach before the […]

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