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Data Protection Commission publishes 2021 Annual Report

24th February 2022
Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, has today launched the Irish Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2021. Highlights of the 2021 Annual report include: ...
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Children and data protection: Reflections on Safer Internet Day

08th February 2022
Today marks the 19th edition of Safer Internet Day, an online safety initiative celebrated across the globe to raise public awareness of the importance of online safety and to encourage a safer internet for all, especially children. ...
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Regulators welcome National Digital Strategy

01st February 2022
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) and the Data Protection Commission (DPC) welcome the publication of the National Digital Strategy today by Taoiseach Michéal Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. The National Digital Strategy marks a step change for Ireland’s ambition to harness the ...
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DPC publishes Regulatory Strategy for 2022-2027

22nd December 2021
In its Strategy for 2022-2027, the Data Protection Commission sets out an ambitious vision for what we believe will be five crucial years in the evolution of data protection law, regulation and culture. ...
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Data Protection Commission publishes report on data protection audit of political parties in Ireland

20th December 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) today published a report entitled “Data Protection Audit of Political Parties in Ireland.” The report was compiled following data protection audits conducted this year by the Data Protection Commission in twenty-six registered political parties in Ireland. Background ...
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