Data Privacy
More than one third of Irish adults experience financial fraud
Up to 40% of victims never report crime
In-car recording systems: The spy in the cab is fast becoming standard equipment
New in-car recording systems are designed to help provide real-world safety data, but there are significant privacy concerns
Facial recognition trial on Dublin-Holyhead route scans thousands but finds no matches
Outcome raises fresh questions about effectiveness of technology, which Irish and UK authorities are embracing
Is this privacy-based phone operating system moving mainstream?
GrapheneOS has been around for years but is now set to come pre-installed on a Motorola smartphone
Senior Apple leaders ‘alarmed’ by Jim O’Callaghan’s comments on data security
Tech giant told officials data privacy and security are ‘core values for the company’
PSNI officers and staff affected by data breach offered £7,500 compensation each
Spreadsheet of initials, surnames, ranks and roles of 9,500 employees was released in error
European Commission opens investigation into Grok’s ‘nudification’ feature
Probe launched into breaches of EU digital regulations by X and Grok following recent controversy
Concerns over use of post-primary students’ data in performance tracker
More than 400 schools use Athena Tracker, which predicts and monitors individual capabilities
Tech resolutions: From privacy to decluttering and making AI suit you
Focusing on small steps on security, data management and sustainability can make life less digitally chaotic
Apple warns EU rules could force it to remove privacy safeguards
Tech giant says Digital Markets Act will force it to make sensitive user data available to third parties through interoperability mandate
Ireland can’t credibly regulate AI while also living off Big Tech’s taxes
We missed the chance to shape social media before it shaped us – with AI there will be no second bite of the cherry
Online shopping: beware of sneaky sales tactics
European Commission research found that 97% of the most popular websites and apps with EU consumers deployed at least one sneaky sales tactic
We are selling our home – do we need to switch our security cameras off when people are viewing?
Estate agent has said potential buyers may need to be informed their presence is being recorded
Fewer than half of Irish companies automatically back up data, survey shows
Most businesses think they are adequately protected despite low adherence to basic security measures
Cost of 2023 cyber attack on Munster Technological University rises to €4.2m
Institute is in receipt of one set of Circuit Court legal proceedings over attack, annual report shows
Letting gardaí access our WhatsApps and chats to investigate crime could backfire
Forcing companies to create access pathways would insert vulnerabilities that could be exploited
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
Why the EU’s plan to access our phones and data is daft
The ideas behind ProtectEU may be noble but the potential for unintended consequences is huge
ICCL brings High Court action against Microsoft over alleged data breaches
Civil liberties group claims Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd is infringing GDPR rules
How businesses can help protect themselves from cyber attack
The bad guys will probably get in, so it’s a good idea to have a resilience plan in place for when they do
TikTok fined €530m by Irish data protection watchdog
Issue centres on transfer of European users’ personal data to China
Facial recognition: Work on law to introduce technology ‘well advanced’, says Minister
Law will allow only retrospective use initially, Minister for Justice says
Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly seek RTÉ files on 2023 crisis at a cost of €100,000 to broadcaster
Data access requests have already cost the broadcaster more than €100,000 as it worries about potential for fresh controversy
How to lower the risk of someone stealing the precious data on your phone
Having your phone stolen is bad, but having the data on it misused can be even worse. You should know how to keep both as safe as possible
Meta to begin using public Facebook, Instagram data to train AI in Europe
Company paused plans last year after a request from Data Protection Commissioner
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
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
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