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Regulators welcome National Digital Strategy

01st February 2022

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) and the Data Protection Commission (DPC) welcome the publication of the National Digital Strategy today by Taoiseach Michéal Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.  The National Digital Strategy marks a step change for Ireland’s ambition to harness the ...

Data Protection Commission publishes report on data protection audit of political parties in Ireland

20th December 2021

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) today published a report entitled “Data Protection Audit of Political Parties in Ireland.” The report was compiled following data protection audits conducted this year by the Data Protection Commission in twenty-six registered political parties in Ireland. Background ...

DPC welcomes resolution of proceedings relating to the Public Services Card

10th December 2021

Legal proceedings in which the Department of Social Protection appealed against an Enforcement Notice issued by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in relation to the Department’s processing of personal data when issuing Public Services Cards (PSC) have been resolved. The Data Protection Commission welcomes the resolution of the proceedings. ...

Irish DPC submits Article 60 draft decision on inquiry into Instagram

07th December 2021

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) submitted a draft decision in an inquiry into Instagram to other Concerned Supervisory Authorities across the EU on Friday last, December 3rd. This inquiry was commenced in September 2020 and it examined certain processing of the personal data of children by Facebook Ireland Limited in the context of the “Instagram” social networking service. ...

Statement from DPC regarding allegations made in media publications on 05 and 06 and 07 December

07th December 2021

There has been considerable media coverage in recent days, alleging that the Data Protection Commission (DPC), acting in bad faith on foot of meetings it held with Facebook as part of its regulatory role, “lobbied” the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) with a view to achieving the adoption of guidelines by the EDPB on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (‘necessity for the performance of a contract’), in ...

"Children Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing”: Report on Public Consultation

19th November 2021

In December 2020, the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) published draft guidance entitled “Children Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing” (the “Fundamentals”). ...