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Data Protection Commission welcomes latest successful prosecution of Marketing Offences

05th December 2022
The Data Protection Commission today welcomed the outcome of the prosecution proceedings that were taken by it at Naas District Court against a publishing company, Guerin Media Limited of Kill, Co. Kildare. ...
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Data Protection Commission fines confirmed

30th November 2022
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) yesterday had decisions to impose administrative fines on six different organisations confirmed in the Dublin Circuit Court, ranging between €1,500 and €17 million. The decisions in relation to each of the six separate inquiries can be found below. ...
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Data Protection Commission announces decision in Facebook “Data Scraping” Inquiry

28th November 2022
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced the conclusion to an inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL), data controller of the “Facebook” social media network, imposing a fine of €265 million and a range of corrective measures. ...
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Irish DPC submits Article 60 draft decision on inquiry into Yahoo!

07th November 2022
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has submitted a draft decision in an inquiry into Yahoo! EMEA Limited to other Concerned Supervisory Authorities, or fellow regulators, across the EU. ...
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Irish DPC submits Article 60 draft decision on inquiry into Meta

03rd October 2022
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has submitted a draft decision in a large scale inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (“MPIL”) to other Concerned Supervisory Authorities across the EU. This inquiry was commenced in April 2021 after media reports highlighted that a collated dataset of Facebook user personal data had been made available on the internet. ...
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