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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 Commission launches Statutory Inquiry into MTCH Technology Services Limited (Tinder)

04th February 2020
Since the GDPR came into effect, the Data Protection Commission has been actively monitoring complaints received from individuals in order to identify thematic and possible systemic data protection issues. A number of issues have been identified from concerns raised by individuals both in Ireland and across the EU. ...
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Data Protection Commission launches Statutory Inquiry into Google’s processing of location data and transparency surrounding that processing

04th February 2020
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DPC Statement on Matters Pertaining to the Public Services Card

16th August 2019
Following the completion of a detailed and lengthy investigation, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today published its findings on certain aspects of the Public Services Card (“PSC”). Rationale for the investigation ...
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