Changes to the Data Protection Commission’s Website
09th November 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has made some changes to our website, www.dataprotection.ie
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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 o
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Data Protection Commission statement on funding in 2021 Budget
13th October 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today welcomed the allocation of €19.1 million in funding to the office, as announced by the Government in Budget 2021, an increase to the €16.9 million that was allocated for 2020.
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Processing Customer Data for COVID-19 Contact Tracing
14th September 2020
As we move forward in the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, one of the recommended measures is for certain businesses to take contact details from customers and retain them for one month in the event that someone becomes ill and contact tracing by the health authorities is required.
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Guidelines 08/2020 on the targeting of social media users
11th September 2020
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 08/2020 on the targeting of social media users.
Comments should be sent to the EDPB by October 19th 2020 at the latest.
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Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR
11th September 2020
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomes comments on the Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR.
Comments should be sent to the EDPB by October 19th 2020 at the latest.
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Irish Language Scheme – Request for submissions
17th August 2020
The Commissioner for Data Protection is preparing a new Irish Language scheme in accordance with Section 15 of the Official Languages Act 2003 (the current scheme can be viewed on our website, www.dataprotection.ie).
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Tony Delaney
17th August 2020