Ireland

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April 14, 2023

Ireland’s DPA Produces “Significant Outputs” for 2022 Concluding 17 Large Scale Inquiries

Ireland’s DPA released Annual Report for 2022 showcasing their progress on a range of initiatives.

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April 12, 2023

Oireachtas committee wants to scrutinise use of facial recognition technology by gardaí

Gardaí’s plans to quickly implement laws allowing the use of facial recognition technology have been met with strong opposition.

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February 11, 2023

Controversial spyware technology group with links to Ireland to be investigated by Justice Committee

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice is set to delve into the question of whether companies based in Ireland are manufacturing and selling spyware.

February 10, 2023

Europe-wide overhaul of GDPR monitoring triggered by ICCL

Following the actions of ICCL, the EU Commission is launching routine assessments of all “large-scale” GDPR cases across Europe.

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February 3, 2023

GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey: January 2023

DLA Piper has published latest annual General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Fines and Data Breach Survey of the 27 European Union Member states plus the UK, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

January 20, 2023

Meta fined €5.5m over WhatsApp data handling

This is the latest fine issued against Meta services including WhatsApp in recent years over data collection practices.

January 17, 2023

Meta alleges DPC’s €405m Instagram fine is unconstitutional

The DPC issued the fine last September after investigating GDPR breaches.

January 16, 2023

EDPB: Data commissioner did not investigate Facebook with ‘due diligence’

Europe’s senior regulator critical of data protection commission over data collection investigation.

January 12, 2023

Facebook data-scraping breach triggers GDPR enforcement lawsuit in Ireland

Meta and its lead data protection regulator in the European Union are facing an interesting legal challenge over a major data-scraping breach and GDPR enforcement of it.

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January 9, 2023

Meta to appeal €390m fine for Facebook and Instagram privacy breaches

Social media company Meta is to appeal after the Irish Data Protection Commission fined the company for breaching GDPR.

January 4, 2023

Meta fined €390 million for using personal data without consent

Facebook, Instagram told to pay up, make changes to data slurping process within 3 months.

January 2, 2023

Twitter in data-protection probe after ‘400 million’ user details up for sale

A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.

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