Irish data protection commissioner liaises with European colleagues over Zoom concerns
The Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish data supervisory authority headed up by Helen Dixon, has asked other data protection […]
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Irish DPC Publishes New Cookie Guidance
On April 6, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission (the “DPC”) published a report summarizing the DPC’s findings following a cookie sweep […]
Facebook has paused election reminders in Europe after data watchdog raises transparency concerns
Big tech’s lead privacy regulator in Europe has intervened to flag transparency concerns about a Facebook election reminder feature — […]
Big tech ‘procedural queries’ delay decision on first data fines
A decision by the Ireland’s data protection watchdog – Data Protection Commissioner – on whether to issue the first fines […]
Lack of big tech GDPR decisions looms large in EU watchdog’s annual report
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner – the lead European Union privacy regulator for most of big tech – has put out […]
Facebook postpones launch of dating app
Facebook has been forced into an embarrassing postponement of its new dating service all across Europe 36 hours before Valentine’s […]
Human Error Not Cybersecurity is Leading GDPR Data Breach Trend
Human error is the main data breach trend under the new GDPR regime not cybersecurity incidents according the Irish Data […]
Tinder’s handling of user data is now under GDPR probe in Europe
Dating app Tinder is the latest tech service to find itself under formal investigation in Europe over how it handles […]
Irish DPA investigates Google’s processing of location data
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) – Irelands data protection authority -, in its role as Lead Supervisory Authority for Google, […]
Europe’s First Big Privacy Crackdown on Big Tech Is Coming Next Year
The Irish Data Protection Commission was due to give its draft decision on a WhatsApp privacy case in December, but […]
Data Protection Commissioner investigating micro-targeting on social media
The Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has said her office is conducting a number of investigations into the micro-targeting of […]
Data Protection Commission engaging with Revolut as a “matter of urgency”
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has said that it will be engaging with financial technology company Revolut as “a […]