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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. ...

Data Protection Commission welcomes outcome of prosecution proceedings taken against Vodafone Ireland Limited

27th June 2022

The Data Protection Commission today welcomed the outcome of the prosecution proceeding that was taken this morning in the Dublin Metropolitan District Court against one prominent telecommunication company in relation to marketing offences under S.I. 336 of 2011 in the Dublin Metropolitan District Court. ...

The Data Protection Commission, as part of the ARC Project, has created a number of downloadable printable infographics. Each one gives an overview of a different aspect of Data Protection. They can be downloaded using the links below:

 

Data Protection Commission publish independent KOSI audit report into resource allocation

11th March 2022

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today published the final report of the independent KOSI audit of resource allocation at the DPC. The audit reflected on structure, numbers of staff and the efficacy of the current organisational model in the light of risks arising from post-GDPR requirements, while also considering how the DPC aligns with the structures of peer and analogous bodies. ...