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Irish Language Scheme - Request for submissions

26th June 2023
The Commissioner for Data Protection is preparing a new Irish Language scheme in accordance with Section 15 of the Official Languages Act 2003. For more information, read the current Language Scheme of the Data Protection Commission. ...
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"Children Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing”: Report on Public Consultation

19th November 2021
In December 2020, the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) published draft guidance entitled “Children Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing” (the “Fundamentals”). ...
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DPC Ireland Regulatory Strategy: Draft for Consultation

23rd April 2021
In its Draft Regulatory Strategy for 2021-2026, the Irish Data Protection Commission sets out an ambitious vision for what it believes will be five crucial years in the evolution of data protection law, regulation and culture. ...
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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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Guidelines 08/2020 on the targeting of social media users

11th September 2020
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 08/2020 on the targeting of social media users. Comments should be sent to the EDPB by October 19th 2020 at the latest. ...
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Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR

11th September 2020
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR. Comments should be sent to the EDPB by October 19th 2020 at the latest. ...
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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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Guidelines 1/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications

25th February 2020
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 1/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications. Comments should be sent to the EDPB by April 6th 2020 at the latest. ...
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Guidelines 2/2020 on articles 46 (2) (a) and 46 (3) (b) of Regulation 2016/679 for transfers of personal data between EEA and non-EEA public authorities and bodies

25th February 2020
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 2/2020 on articles 46 (2) (a) and 46 (3) (b) of Regulation 2016/679 for transfers of personal data between EEA and non-EEA public authorities and bodies. Comments should be sent to the EDPB by April 6th 2020 at the latest. ...
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Guidelines 5/2019 on the criteria of the Right to be Forgotten in the search engines cases under the GDPR (part 1)

11th December 2019
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 5/2019 on the criteria of the Right to be Forgotten in the search engines cases under the GDPR (part 1). Comments should be sent to the EDPB by February 5th 2020 at the latest. ...
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Public Consultation on the DPC’s Regulatory Strategy 2020-2025 – Consultation on Target Outcomes

04th December 2019
We are currently preparing our new Regulatory Strategy, to cover the period from 2020 to 2025. We want our new strategy to ensure that we regulate with clear purpose – clear to the people whose rights we safeguard, clear to the organisations that we regulate, and clear to ourselves and our fellow regulators. ...
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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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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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“Some stuff you just want to keep private!” – Preliminary report on Stream II of the DPC’s consultation on the processing of children’s personal data and the rights of children as data subjects under the GDPR

29th July 2019
From December 2018 to May 2019, the Data Protection Commission (‘DPC’) ran a public consultation on the processing of children’s personal data and the rights of children as data subjects under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). ...
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EDPB Guidelines 1/2019 on Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Bodies under Regulation 2016/679

19th February 2019
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 1/2019 on Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Bodies under Regulation 2016/679. Such comments should be sent to the EDPB by 02/04/2019 at the latest. Please note that submissions made after the deadline will not be taken into consideration. ...
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