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DPC publishes Regulatory Strategy for 2022-2027

22nd December 2021
In its Strategy for 2022-2027, the Data Protection Commission sets out an ambitious vision for what we believe will be five crucial years in the evolution of data protection law, regulation and culture. ...
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Data Protection Commission publishes report on data protection audit of political parties in Ireland

20th December 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) today published a report entitled “Data Protection Audit of Political Parties in Ireland.” The report was compiled following data protection audits conducted this year by the Data Protection Commission in twenty-six registered political parties in Ireland. Background ...
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DPC publishes final version of Children’s “Fundamentals”

17th December 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today published the final version of its guidance “Children Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing” (the Fundamentals). ...
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DPC welcomes resolution of proceedings relating to the Public Services Card

10th December 2021
Legal proceedings in which the Department of Social Protection appealed against an Enforcement Notice issued by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in relation to the Department’s processing of personal data when issuing Public Services Cards (PSC) have been resolved. The Data Protection Commission welcomes the resolution of the proceedings. ...
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Irish DPC submits Article 60 draft decision on inquiry into Instagram

07th December 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) submitted a draft decision in an inquiry into Instagram to other Concerned Supervisory Authorities across the EU on Friday last, December 3rd. This inquiry was commenced in September 2020 and it examined certain processing of the personal data of children by Facebook Ireland Limited in the context of the “Instagram” social networking service. ...
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