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EDPB Guidelines 4/2019 on Article 25, Data Protection by Design and by Default

25th November 2019

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 4/2019 on Article 25, Data Protection by Design and by Default. Comments should be sent to the EDPB by January 16th 2020 at the latest. ...

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Data protection – not an absolute right

08th November 2019

Data protection is a fundamental right set out in Article 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which states: ...

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Know Your Data - Requesting Personal Data from Prospective Tenants

25th October 2019

In this episode of Know Your Data, the Data Protection Commission's podcast, we look at how data protection regulations apply to both landlords and letting agents and what rights it gives to prospective tenants. ...

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Data Breach Trends from the First Year of the GDPR

21st October 2019

This information note is intended to give an overview of the trends observed by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the first year of the mandatory breach reporting regime introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The statistics and trends discussed below capture all data breach notifications received in the first year since the 25th of May 2018. ...

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Data Protection Commission statement on increased funding of €1.6 million in 2020 Budget

09th October 2019

Total 2020 funding increased by €1.6 million to €16.9 million. Additional funding received is less than a third of the funding requested in the DPC’s budget submission. ...

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Right to compensation and liability

04th October 2019

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) regularly receives queries from individuals about whether they can get compensation if their personal data rights have been infringed. Whilst the DPC has a suite of powers at its disposal to resolve complaints and take action against organisations, it cannot award compensation to affected individuals. ...

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DPC's opening statement at meeting of the Public Accounts Committee

26th September 2019

The Data Protection Commission appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on 26 September to discuss the DPC’s financial statements for 2018. You can find the statement here. ...

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Direct Marketing - What you need to know about direct marketing

18th September 2019

A topic the Data Protection Commission receives a lot of queries on is direct marketing communications and how individuals can opt-out of them. Direct marketing is governed by both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Regulation 13 of the ePrivacy Regulations (SI 336/2011). ...

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Know Your Data - Brexit and Data Protection

16th September 2019

In this episode of Know Your Data, the Data Protection Commission's podcast, we take you through what Brexit will mean for organisations that transfer personal data from Ireland to the UK. ...

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Whose Rights Are They Anyway?

09th September 2019

Trends and Highlights from Stream 1 of the DPC’s Public Consultation on Children’s Data Protection Rights ...

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