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Processing Customer Data for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

14th September 2020
As we move forward in the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, one of the recommended measures is for certain businesses to take contact details from customers and retain them for one month in the event that someone becomes ill and contact tracing by the health authorities is required. ...
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Irish Language Scheme – Request for submissions

17th August 2020
The Commissioner for Data Protection is preparing a new Irish Language scheme in accordance with Section 15 of the Official Languages Act 2003 (the current scheme can be viewed on our website, www.dataprotection.ie). ...
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DPC statement on CJEU decision

16th July 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) strongly welcomes today’s judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). ...
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Data Protection implications of the Return to Work Safely Protocol

26th June 2020
Employers and employees are currently in the process of implementing, or preparing to implement a phased return to work as part of the Government’s ‘roadmap for reopening society and business’. ...
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DPC Ireland 2018-2020 Regulatory Activity Under GDPR

24th June 2020
The DPC has published a two year Regulatory Activities report under the GDPR to assess the range of regulatory tasks over the period 25 May 2018 to 25 May 2020. Read the full report here. ...
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