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In this section, you will find reports published by the Data Protection Commission (DPC).

The ‘annual report’ sub-section contains all the annual reports published by the DPC each year since the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018. Reports published prior to the application of the GDPR can be found in the Pre-GDPR Annual Reports section of our website.

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: