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Irish Language Scheme – Request for submissions

17th August 2020

The Commissioner for Data Protection is preparing a new Irish Language scheme in accordance with Section 15 of the Official Languages Act 2003 (the current scheme can be viewed on our website, www.dataprotection.ie). ...

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Tony Delaney

17th August 2020

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DPC statement on CJEU decision

16th July 2020

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) strongly welcomes today’s judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). ...

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DPC statement on CJEU decision

16th July 2020

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) strongly welcomes today’s judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). ...

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Data Protection implications of the Return to Work Safely Protocol

26th June 2020

Employers and employees are currently in the process of implementing, or preparing to implement a phased return to work as part of the Government’s ‘roadmap for reopening society and business’. ...

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DPC Ireland 2018-2020 Regulatory Activity Under GDPR

24th June 2020

The DPC has published a two year Regulatory Activities report under the GDPR to assess the range of regulatory tasks over the period 25 May 2018 to 25 May 2020. Read the full report Regulatory Activities report. ...

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Irish DPC submits Article 60 draft decision on inquiry into Twitter International Company’s compliance with Articles 33(1) and 33(5) of the GDPR

22nd May 2020

This draft decision is one of a number of significant developments in DPC inquiries into “big tech” companies this week. ...

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Return to Sender: Data Breaches and Email Correspondence

14th May 2020

Data controllers in both the private and public sector issue and receive large volumes of email correspondence on a daily basis. While email is a valued and effective communication tool, it can be the source of a number of common data protection breaches. ...

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FAQ on Consent for Electronic Direct Marketing

01st May 2020

As well as the General Data Protection (GDPR) applying to processing of personal data for the purposes of electronic direct marketing (marketing conducted by phone, fax, text message, and email), there are further rules which specifically apply to electronic direct marketing, which are set out in the ‘ePrivacy Regulations’ (SI 336 of 2011). ...

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