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DPC statement, re: Dataset appearing online

06th April 2021

A dataset, appearing to be sourced from Facebook, has appeared on a hacking website this weekend for free and contains records of 533 million individuals. A significant number of the users are EU users. Much of the data appears to been data scraped some time ago from Facebook public profiles. ...

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DPC launches inquiry into processing of personal data by the Department of Health

30th March 2021

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a statutory inquiry under Section 110 of the Data Protection Act, 2018 arising from the revelations on last Thursday’s Prime Time programme on RTE concerning the processing by the Department of Health of the personal data of children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State. ...

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The “Children’s Fundamentals” – A guide to protecting children’s personal data

18th March 2021

The DPC published a comprehensive draft guidance document at the end of last year entitled “Children Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing” (or “the Fundamentals” for short). ...

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DPC correspondence with LIBE Committee

17th March 2021

The DPC contacted the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (EP) in February and March 2021 on foot of the publication of two draft resolutions and connected amendments proposed for adoption by that Committee. ...

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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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