Oracle’s embarrassingly inept response to huge data breaches has made a bad situation far worse
Tech giant facing mounting criticism after display of PR bungling that would make the 1990s blush
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Microsoft president Brad Smith: ‘Our support for Ireland is steadfast’
Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company, which is celebrating 50 years since it was founded, and 40 years in Ireland, is as committed to the country as it was in the 1980s
Trump could trigger a budgetary crisis in Ireland with a pen stroke. We need a plan
Right now we are stuck between the rock of American tech and a European hard place. Ireland’s best option is to promote a vision for a less bureaucratic, streamlined, European single market
Israeli decryption device used by gardaí to show man murdered wife
Cellebrite device is also widely used by Israeli military
Abusers using data protection law to get details on victims
Charity accuses Tusla of giving sensitive information to alleged abuser, saying data rules are ‘unsafe’
Ireland’s EU commissioner snubs offer to meet top Meta executive
Michael McGrath dodged request to sit down with Facebook executive Nick Clegg, records show
Your car knows where you go. Here’s why you should be concerned
VW Ireland boss says ‘more conversation is needed’ around the gathering of data both technical and personal following German data breach
Five security steps you need to take now on your phone
Much of the data on your phone is more valuable than the device itself should it get stolen
Tracking the path of the internet revolution
Alongside the technology sector’s many benefits have come new and insidious threats, damages and dangers
As if the election campaign wasn’t tedious enough, brace yourself for ‘the counts’
Election counts are an amateur production put on for the benefit and enjoyment of the actors rather than the audience
Ireland’s landscape for clinical trials ‘overly complex’, study finds
Report for Minister of Health recommends introduction of contract templates, key performance indicators and a unified costing framework
It turns out your air fryer might be listening, sending data to China
UK consumer protection advocates Which? found that certain air fryers gather personal data that has little or no relevance to the functioning of the product
High Court dispute between X and data regulator is resolved
Issue centred on use of personal data to train AI systems
The EU AI Act: A Launchpad for Ireland’s AI Global Leadership
Business leaders are the most important stakeholder in driving change and creating a culture of innovation where employees can successfully create and adapt to evolving technologies
X stopped using EU user data to train its AI tool, DPC says
Social network agreed to ‘suspend its processing of the personal data’, Data Protection Commission says
After 868 pages and €5.67 million, the reason 19 names were searched in INM data breach remains a mystery
Former chief executive of media group described outcome of lengthy inquiry that yielded a 868-page report at a cost of almost €6 million as ‘weird’
Elaine O’Hara may ‘at last, rest in peace’ after Supreme Court rejection of Graham Dwyer’s appeal
Court’s earlier ruling on phone metadata admissibility issues was a significant blow to Dwyer
Nigeria fines Meta more than €200 million for violating consumer and data laws
META-FINES (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws
Facial recognition: We’re tilting alarmingly towards normalising sneakier mass surveillance
We have yet to be given clear reasons why we need facial recognition technology even though a Bill relating to it is meandering through our political process
EU making ill-judged move towards mass digital surveillance
Step intended to combat child sexual abuse online has been widely condemned as ineffective and in breach of fundamental rights
Supreme Court decision on phone data admissibility may be fatal blow to Graham Dwyer appeal
Dwyer made similar, not identical, arguments in appeal against murder conviction
Meta wants to use your Facebook and Instagram data to train AI – here’s how to stop it
Follow these steps if you want to object to your data and posts being used
Recording of conversations in cabs sees Wicklow firefighters consider data protection complaint
Firefighters ‘shocked’ to learn dashcams had audio-recording capability
Europe’s AI Act is a ‘decent start’ but is it workable?
Watered down legislation still puts Europe ahead on regulating AI but enforcement could be held back by technological gaps
Quote Devil admits sending policy documents to wrong customers
Personal details of more than 2,000 customers revealed to other clients of online insurance broker
HSE glitch: Full names and vaccination status among data of up to 1 million people at risk
Full names and vaccination status were available to unauthorised users, according to security researcher who discovered the issue
Age verification won’t stop children accessing porn online
Current technology won’t accomplish Coimisiún na Meán’s ‘gold standard’ proposals to verify users accessing inappropriate internet content
Central bank governor moves to reassure banks on digital euro
Gabriel Makhlouf says key industry and data privacy concerns will be addressed before any digital currency launch
Coveney received briefing on TikTok before talks with Chinese ambassador
Talks planned weeks before company fined €345m in September for breaches of European data law
Disputes among national watchdogs over Big Tech fines are ‘no problem’ - Europe’s chief data regulator
Anu Talus, the Finnish chair of the European Data Protection Board, the central body of national regulators overseeing EU data privacy laws, defends opposition to Irish watchdog’s fines
Getting your DNA tested can have disturbing results
Karlin Lillington: Data breach at 23andMe highlights need for regulation as genetic background and other information hacked and offered for sale
Meta to charge users in EU for ad-free Instagram and Facebook
Tech group plans a $14 monthly subscription fee for access via mobile
Ireland is on the frontline of the battle against misinformation
We have EU-wide responsibilities that are enormous in scale and consequence
Garda sergeant sent forward for trial over alleged unlawful sharing of personal data
Naas-based Sgt Thomas Bowe (51) and Niall Sheehy (58), from Stradbally, face 21 and 10 charges respectively
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