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DPC statement on Facebook Election Day Reminder

27th February 2020
In advance of the recent Irish General Election on 8 February, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) notified Facebook Ireland that the Facebook Election Day Reminder (EDR) feature raised a number of data protection concerns particularly around transparency to users about how personal data is collected when interacting with the feature and subsequently used by Facebook. ...
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DPO Network Conference 2020

26th February 2020
Please note that the DPO Conference that was planned for March 31st has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled and we will publicise the new date as soon as it is available. ...
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Data Protection Commission publishes 2019 Annual Report

20th February 2020
Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, today launched the Irish Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2019, detailing the work of the DPC for the first full calendar year since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Highlights of the 2019 Annual Report include: ...
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DPC statement on Facebook dating feature

12th February 2020
Facebook Ireland first contacted the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in relation to its intention to roll-out a new Dating feature in the EU on Monday 3 February. We were very concerned that this was the first that we’d heard from Facebook Ireland about this new feature, considering that it was their intention to roll it out tomorrow, 13 February. ...
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Data Protection and Brexit – Frequently Asked Questions

09th February 2020
Brexit, particularly in the context of a ‘No Deal’ scenario, may have a serious impact on the data protection obligations of Irish controllers which transfer personal data to the UK (including Northern Ireland); because, in a situation where the UK becomes a ‘third country’, transfers to the UK will be considered transfers outside of the EU/EEA and will require a mechanism to ensure an adequate ...
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