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DPC statement, re: Dataset appearing online

06th April 2021
A dataset, appearing to be sourced from Facebook, has appeared on a hacking website this weekend for free and contains records of 533 million individuals. A significant number of the users are EU users. Much of the data appears to been data scraped some time ago from Facebook public profiles. ...
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DPC launches inquiry into processing of personal data by the Department of Health

30th March 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a statutory inquiry under Section 110 of the Data Protection Act, 2018 arising from the revelations on last Thursday’s Prime Time programme on RTE concerning the processing by the Department of Health of the personal data of children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State. ...
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DPC correspondence with LIBE Committee

17th March 2021
The DPC contacted the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (EP) in February and March 2021 on foot of the publication of two draft resolutions and connected amendments proposed for adoption by that Committee. ...
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Data Protection Commission publishes 2020 Annual Report

25th February 2021
Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, today launched the Irish Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2020. Highlights of the 2020 Annual Report include: ...
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Data Protection Commission announces decision in Twitter inquiry

15th December 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced a conclusion to a GDPR investigation it conducted into Twitter International Company. ...
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