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Data Protection Commission launches inquiry into Ryanair’s Customer Verification Process

04th October 2024
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced that it has opened an inquiry into Ryanair’s processing of personal data as part of the Customer Verification Processes for customers who book Ryanair flights from third party websites or Online Travel Agents. ...
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Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta Ireland €91 million

27th September 2024
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decision following an inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL). This inquiry was launched in April 2019, after MPIL notified the DPC that it had inadvertently stored certain passwords of social media users in ‘plaintext’ on its internal systems (i.e. without cryptographic protection or encryption). ...
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Data Protection Commission launches inquiry into Google AI model

12th September 2024
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) today announced that it has commenced a Cross-Border[1] statutory inquiry into Google Ireland Limited (Google) under Section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018. ...
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Data Protection Commission welcomes latest successful prosecutions of marketing offences

06th September 2024
The Data Protection Commission welcomes the outcome of a prosecution proceedings that were taken in the District Courts in Galway this week. ...
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Data Protection Commission welcomes conclusion of proceedings relating to X’s AI tool ‘Grok’

04th September 2024
The DPC is pleased to announce the conclusion of the proceedings it brought before the Irish High Court on 8 August 2024. ...
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