Facebook’s EU-US data transfers face their final countdown
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has agreed to swiftly finalize a long-standing complaint against Facebook’s international data transfers for EU to US.
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Ireland brings in tough laws on revenge porn and online bullying
Parliament unanimously approves laws that could result in a 10-year jail sentence.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]