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Data Protection Commission announces conclusion of inquiry into WhatsApp

19th January 2023
The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) has today announced the conclusion of an inquiry into the processing carried out by WhatsApp Ireland Limited (“WhatsApp Ireland”) in connection with the delivery of its WhatsApp service, in which it has fined WhatsApp Ireland €5.5 million (for breaches of the GDPR relating to its service). ...
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Data Protection Commission announces conclusion of two inquiries into Meta Ireland

04th January 2023
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced the conclusion of two inquiries into the data processing operations of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (“Meta Ireland”) in connection with the delivery of its Facebook and Instagram services. (Meta Ireland was previously known as Facebook Ireland Limited). ...
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Data Protection Commission launches inquiry into Twitter concerning datasets

23rd December 2022
The Data Protection Commission (‘the DPC’) today launched an own-volition inquiry pursuant to section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (‘the Act’) in relation to multiple international media reports, which highlighted that one or more collated datasets of Twitter user personal data had been made available on the internet. ...
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Data Protection Commission welcomes latest successful prosecution of Marketing Offences

05th December 2022
The Data Protection Commission today welcomed the outcome of the prosecution proceedings that were taken by it at Naas District Court against a publishing company, Guerin Media Limited of Kill, Co. Kildare. ...
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Data Protection Commission fines confirmed

30th November 2022
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) yesterday had decisions to impose administrative fines on six different organisations confirmed in the Dublin Circuit Court, ranging between €1,500 and €17 million. The decisions in relation to each of the six separate inquiries can be found below. ...
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