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Data Protection Commission publishes 2024 Annual Report

19th June 2025
The Data Protection Commission has today launched its Annual Report for 2024 and released the results of its first Public Attitudes Survey. ...
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DPC announces conclusion of investigation into use of facial matching technology in connection with the Public Services Card by the Department of Social Protection

12th June 2025
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decision following the conclusion of an inquiry into the Department of Social Protection (DSP). This inquiry, which commenced in July 2021, examined the DSP’s processing of biometric facial templates, and usage of associated facial matching technologies, as part of the registration process for the Public Services Card. ...
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Taoiseach opens the DPC’s new headquarters in Dublin

29th May 2025
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) was delighted to invite Taoiseach Micheál Martin, TD and Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, TD, to the official opening of its new headquarters in Dublin earlier today. ...
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Irish Data Protection Commission welcomes EDPB opinion on the use of personal data for the development and deployment of AI models

18th December 2024
The Irish Data Protection (DPC) today welcomes the opinion issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on the use of personal data for the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) models. The opinion was sought by the DPC in September, with a view to gaining European-wide regulatory harmonisation and clarity on a number of key questions in a timely manner. ...
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Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta €251 Million

17th December 2024
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decisions following two inquiries into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (‘MPIL’). These own-volition inquiries were launched by the DPC following a personal data breach, which was reported by MPIL in September 2018. ...
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