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Data Protection Commission announces decision in WhatsApp inquiry

02nd September 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced a conclusion to a GDPR investigation it conducted into WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. ...
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When your personal data has been affected by a breach

28th May 2021
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‘Can I talk to the account-holder?’ – Contacting organisations on behalf of someone else

21st May 2021
One issue which we come across regularly in the Data Protection Commission (‘DPC’) is dissatisfaction from individuals regarding steps they are being asked to take when they contact an organisation on behalf of someone else. ...
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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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DPC launches inquiry into Facebook in relation to a collated dataset of Facebook user personal data made available on the internet

14th April 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) today launched an own-volition inquiry pursuant to section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to multiple international media reports, which highlighted that a collated dataset of Facebook user personal data had been made available on the internet. ...
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