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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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EU-US Data Transfers - Judicial Review Proceedings

03rd December 2020
Facebook’s judicial review proceedings against the DPC are listed for hearing in the Irish High Court on 15 December 2020. ...
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Data Protection Commission Fine on Tusla Child and Family Agency Confirmed in Court

04th November 2020
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) today had the decision to impose an administrative fine on Tusla Child and Family Agency confirmed in the Dublin Circuit Court. The application to confirm the decision to impose an administrative fine of €75,000 was made pursuant to Section 143 of the Data Protection Act 2018. ...
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Data Protection Commission’s two statutory inquiries into Facebook’s processing of children’s data on Instagram (opened in Sept 2020)

19th October 2020
The protection of children’s data rights is one area which is of key importance to the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”). In today’s digital world in which vast numbers of children are prevalently active on social media, it is vital that data controllers are compliant with their obligations under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to their processing of chi ...
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