Blogs

Back-to-school photos — Keeping information about your child safe

30th August 2023

#PauseBeforeYouPost   The lead-up to September sees our social media feeds becoming chock-full of photos of smiling children with schoolbags in tow, featuring captions celebrating that they are #backtoschool. The first day of school is an important milestone that proud parents everywhere are often keen to capture and share online. ...

Failure to share information with a nursing home about a resident’s criminal convictions

28th June 2023

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is aware of media coverage where concerns regarding General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance have been raised with regard to a failure to share information with a nursing home about a resident’s criminal convictions, and the risk that they presented to other residents. ...

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. ...