Annual Report 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
25th February 2021
Annual Report 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2020
2020 Accounts
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Data Protection Commission publishes 2020 Annual Report
25th February 2021
Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, today launched the Irish Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2020.
Highlights of the 2020 Annual Report include:
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CCTV, Discovery and Access Requests
10th February 2021
In a decision of the High Court in November 2020 (Dudgeon v Supermacs Ireland Ltd., [2020] IEHC 600), Mr Justice Barr ruled that a restaurant was not obliged to disclose CCTV recordings of an incident to a person identifiable on the recording and who claimed damages for injuries
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Domestic CCTV
14th January 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is in receipt of a large number of complaints from individuals about the operation of CCTV in a domestic setting, usually at neighbouring properties. In some cases, the complaints to the DPC relate to a broader dispute between neighbours and in such circumstances the DPC can address only the personal data processing issues that arise.
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Children Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing
18th December 2020
The Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing (the Fundamentals) have been drawn up by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) to drive improvements in standards of data processing.
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Data Protection Commission announces decision in Twitter inquiry
15th December 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced a conclusion to a GDPR investigation it conducted into Twitter International Company.
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EU-US Data Transfers - Judicial Review Proceedings
03rd December 2020
Facebook’s judicial review proceedings against the DPC are listed for hearing in the Irish High Court on 15 December 2020.
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Changes to the Data Protection Commission’s Website
09th November 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has made some changes to our website, www.dataprotection.ie
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Data Protection Commission Fine on Tusla Child and Family Agency Confirmed in Court
04th November 2020
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) today had the decision to impose an administrative fine on Tusla Child and Family Agency confirmed in the Dublin Circuit Court. The application to confirm the decision to impose an administrative fine of €75,000 was made pursuant to Section 143 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
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Data Protection Commission’s two statutory inquiries into Facebook’s processing of children’s data on Instagram (opened in Sept 2020)
19th October 2020
The protection of children’s data rights is one area which is of key importance to the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”). In today’s digital world in which vast numbers of children are prevalently active on social media, it is vital that data controllers are compliant with their obligations under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to their processing of chi
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