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# Data Protection Commission

Last month
November 2023
Helen Dixon stepping down as Data Protection Commissioner in February to move to ComReg role
Dixon was appointed as Data Protection Commissioner in 2014.
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Nov 16th 2023, 1:17 PM
This year
2023
TikTok gets green light to challenge €345m fine from watchdog over children's privacy failure
TikTok claims the Data Protection Commissions decision to fine it was ‘disproportionate’.
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Oct 23rd 2023, 4:02 PM
TikTok launches High Court challenge against €345m DPC fine over processing of children’s data
The Data Protection Commission imposed the fine last month after it investigated TikTok’s privacy settings and features.
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Sep 28th 2023, 3:17 PM
TikTok fined €345 million by Ireland's data watchdog over processing of children’s data
Tiktok said that it “respectfully disagreed” with the level of the fine imposed and said it related to features and settings in place three years ago.
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Sep 15th 2023, 1:11 PM
Court dismisses claim DPC failed to fully investigate complaint over alleged Google data breach
The complaint was made by Dr Johnny Ryan, who is a senior fellow of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.
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Aug 28th 2023, 2:03 PM
Facebook-owner Meta hit with record fine of €1.2 billion by Ireland's Data Protection Commission
Meta has said it will appeal the decision.
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May 22nd 2023, 1:46 PM
Watchdog 'assessing' data breach report from Munster Technological University cyber attack
MTU Cork confirmed last night that hackers had encrypted data and demanded a ransom.
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Feb 9th 2023, 6:36 PM
WhatsApp Ireland fined €5.5 million for breaches of GDPR
The Data Protection Commission also announced that WhatsApp Ireland has six months to bring its data processing operations into compliance.
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Jan 19th 2023, 1:38 PM
Last year
2022
Data Protection Commission warned legal costs could drain resources, document shows
The risk register also warned of the difficulty in securing enough government funding and getting sanction for “key items of expenditure”.
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Oct 5th 2022, 6:15 AM
Instagram launches High Court appeal against record €405 million fine
The fine was issued following an investigation into the way Instagram handled teenagers’ personal data.
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Sep 30th 2022, 1:30 PM
DPC defends handling of social media investigations after €405 million Instagram fine
Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said the long-running criticisms are ‘becoming old news’.
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Sep 15th 2022, 10:48 AM
Instagram hit by record €405 million fine by Data Protection Commissioner
This is the biggest fine ever handed out by the Data Protection Commissioner.
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Sep 5th 2022, 4:50 PM
Irish Data Protection Commission in discussions with Twitter over security risk claims
The Irish DPC is the watchdog for Twitter in Europe as the company has its regional headquarters in Dublin.
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Aug 23rd 2022, 8:42 PM
Alleged excessive data gathering by Department of Social Protection being examined
Noteworthy investigation reveals the Department had a database of individual free travel journeys until 2020.
The Data Protection Commission is looking at use of free travel pass data, writes Maria Delaney
Noteworthy investigation reveals the Department had a database of free travel journeys until 2020
We also find Leap card system usage records, including journey data, are being retained for over a year
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May 4th 2022, 12:05 AM
Data complaint lodged against GeoDirectory for 'selling personal information' to companies
The ICCL said it was able to buy data about people living in Limerick and Dublin and whether they are “deprived’, “struggling” or “affluent”.
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May 3rd 2022, 12:15 PM
Data watchdog issues €17 million fine against Facebook
The fine follows a DPC inquiry into 12 data breach notifications received between June and December 2018.
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Mar 15th 2022, 2:55 PM
High Court challenge alleges DPC failed to investigate complaint made about Google, IAB Europe
Dr Johnny Ryan claims the Data Protection Commission has delayed investigating his 2018 complaint regarding the two companies.
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Mar 14th 2022, 4:16 PM
All time
Four months before all people who had data stolen in cyber attack are contacted, says HSE
Data was retrieved from the US Department of Justice by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau.
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Dec 20th 2021, 4:37 PM
DPC warns about use of CCTV outside private homes after over 150 complaints in past year
Most complaints are mainly about neighbours who operate either a CCTV system or smart doorbell.
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Nov 23rd 2021, 9:31 PM
Ireland's data watchdog raises concerns over new Facebook/Ray-Ban smart glasses
Wearers can take a picture or record video by voice command or by pressing a button.
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Sep 17th 2021, 7:14 PM
WhatsApp Ireland fights back against Data Protection Commissioner's €225 million fine
The Facebook-owned company has launched judicial review proceedings against the penalty in the High Court.
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Sep 16th 2021, 6:33 PM
GSOC finds IT security 'vulnerability' following cyber warning
The garda watchdog found the security threat after a “general advisory” was issued.
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Sep 10th 2021, 9:50 PM
Data regulator to conduct audit of every Irish political party
The audit will inquire into the processing of personal data by parties over the past three years.
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May 20th 2021, 9:54 AM
High Court rejects Facebook bid to block probe that could stop data transfers from EU to US
Facebook Ireland today lost its bid to block the Data Protection Commissioner from conducting a probe into the matter.
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May 14th 2021, 10:43 PM
Committee to hear criticisms and calls for reform of Data Protection Commission
An Oireachtas committee will discuss data protection law later this evening.
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Apr 27th 2021, 3:27 PM
Mary Lou McDonald says voters can 'of course' ask Sinn Féin what information the party holds on them
McDonald was speaking about her party’s data collection practices amid questions from the Data Protection Commission.
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Apr 22nd 2021, 12:28 PM
Data Protection Commission launches probe into Facebook over user data breach
The dataset leaked online included phone numbers and email addresses from Facebook users
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Apr 14th 2021, 4:16 PM
Data watchdog awaiting 'firm answers' from Facebook over information leak
The dataset leaked online included phone numbers and email addresses from Facebook users.
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Apr 6th 2021, 6:08 PM
Data watchdog launches inquiry into Health Department's processing of personal data
The inquiry follows last week’s RTÉ Investigates report on the Department processing data of children with autism involved in cases against the State.
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Mar 30th 2021, 11:01 AM
Two people complained that they were identifiable in a HSE case study on the dangers of Covid
The HSE uses a combination of different case studies in its Covid-19 examples.
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Feb 26th 2021, 6:45 AM
'Needed further thinking': DPC paused Facebook's plan to expand its suicide and self-harm prevention tools
The Data Protection Commission released its annual report for 2020 earlier today.
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Feb 25th 2021, 6:26 PM
Over 6,600 data security breaches notified last year – watchdog
More than 6,600 data security breaches were notified last year, according to the Data Protection Commission.
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Feb 25th 2021, 7:43 AM
'Big rise' in complaints about domestic CCTV cameras, Data Protection Commissioner says
Helen Dixon said domestic CCTV is “an issue that really bothers people”.
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Jan 7th 2021, 6:00 AM
Data Protection Commission fines Twitter €450,000 over GDPR breach
It’s the first time a big tech company has been penalised under GDPR rules.
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Dec 15th 2020, 11:06 AM
Minister for Justice and Irish Prison Service appeal data watchdog finding about officers' thumbprints
The case against the DPC was launched in the High Court on Tuesday.
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Nov 13th 2020, 6:10 AM
Facebook launches High Court challenge to DPC's order to suspend EU-US data transfers
The DPC told Facebook this week to stop transferring data belonging to European Union users to the US.
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Sep 11th 2020, 12:16 PM
Facebook told it can no longer send user data from EU to US
The social media giant said the Data Protection Commission told it the key mechanism it uses to transfer data to the US “cannot in practice be used”.
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Sep 10th 2020, 8:47 AM
Department of Social Protection defends 'legal basis' for checks by social welfare inspectors at airports
The approach taken by inspectors has prompted concern and criticism in recent days.
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Jul 30th 2020, 9:48 PM
Data watchdog has 'serious doubts' over whether social welfare inspectors acted lawfully at airports
The Data Protection Commission is seeking further clarity from the department over the actions of social welfare inspectors at airports.
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Jul 30th 2020, 1:14 PM
Data Protection Commission completes probe into Twitter's handling of data breach
Fines for breaches of GDPR can reach €20 million or up to 4% of a company’s turnover for the previous year.
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May 22nd 2020, 9:28 PM
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