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The Data Protection Commission Announces Conclusion of Inquiry into Maynooth University

06th December 2024

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decision following an inquiry into a personal data breach in Maynooth University. The DPC commenced this inquiry on an own-volition basis in July 2019. The inquiry related a personal data breach notified by Maynooth University in November 2018. ...

The Data Protection Commission announces conclusion of inquiry into Sligo County Council

05th December 2024

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced the conclusion of an inquiry into Sligo County Council.  This own-volition inquiry, which commenced in June 2018, sought to assess whether Sligo County Council was processing personal data in compliance with the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. ...

Data Protection Commission welcomes outcome of latest round of prosecutions of marketing offences

25th October 2024

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) welcomes the outcome of three prosecution proceedings taken in the Dublin Metropolitan District Court before Judge Halpin, earlier this week. The cases were brought by the DPC against three companies and, in each case, the DPC had issued previous warnings following investigations carried out on foot of previous complaints made to the office.   ...

Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn Ireland €310 million

24th October 2024

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decision following an inquiry into LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (LinkedIn). This inquiry was launched by the DPC, in its role as the lead supervisory authority for LinkedIn, following a complaint initially made to the French Data Protection Authority. ...

Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta Ireland €91 million

27th September 2024

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decision following an inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL). This inquiry was launched in April 2019, after MPIL notified the DPC that it had inadvertently stored certain passwords of social media users in ‘plaintext’ on its internal systems (i.e. without cryptographic protection or encryption). ...