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Data Protection Commission welcomes latest successful prosecutions of marketing offences

11th September 2023
The Data Protection Commission today welcomed the outcome of the prosecution proceedings that were taken by it at the Dublin Metropolitan District Court against Chill Insurance Limited, Hidden Hearing Limited, The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland and Vodafone Ireland Limited. ...
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Back-to-school photos — Keeping information about your child safe

30th August 2023
#PauseBeforeYouPost The lead-up to September sees our social media feeds becoming chock-full of photos of smiling children with schoolbags in tow, featuring captions celebrating that they are #backtoschool. The first day of school is an important milestone that proud parents everywhere are often keen to capture and share online. ...
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Failure to share information with a nursing home about a resident’s criminal convictions

28th June 2023
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is aware of media coverage where concerns regarding General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance have been raised with regard to a failure to share information with a nursing home about a resident’s criminal convictions, and the risk that they presented to other residents. ...
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Irish Language Scheme - Request for submissions

26th June 2023
The Commissioner for Data Protection is preparing a new Irish Language scheme in accordance with Section 15 of the Official Languages Act 2003. For more information, read the current Language Scheme of the Data Protection Commission. ...
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The DPC marks five years of the GDPR

25th May 2023
It is five years today since the coming into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and to mark the occasion the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has created a podcast discussing our work in the area of children's data protection rights and translated the executive summary of our Annual Report 2022 into four other languages. ...
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