Changes to make online world safer have ‘not been sufficient’, Oireachtas AI committee hears
Issues stemming from controversy related to use of AI tool Grok to generate sexualised images examined
Data Protection Commission
‘As a parent, I’m terrified of AI’: Have we reached the end of the ‘sharenting’ era?
Sharing images of your kids online used to be no big deal, but times have changed and parents are changing their ways
Denis O’Brien fails in High Court appeal against DPC dismissal of Red Flag complaint
Judge says she is inclined to make an order against O’Brien to pay costs of the DPC and Red Flag but allows a month for arguments over costs
TikTok can redact information from confidential documents in appeal against €530m DPC fine
Redactions are for commercially, technically and financially sensitive information in some 6,000 pages of documentation, barrister says
More councils boycott X over Grok AI sexual images controversy
Thirteen local authorities cease using site or are reviewing use after non-consensual sexual images created by AI tool
How Ireland’s regulators are taking action against Big Tech
Data Protection Commission has imposed billions in fines in recent years, but has collected only a fraction so far
Data Protection Commission investigates X over ‘nudification’ of images via Grok
Regulator said its investigation will focus on whether Elon Musk-owned company has breached GDPR rules
WhatsApp wins right to challenge €225m Irish privacy fine
ECJ overturns decision of lower court in legal victory for Meta-owned messaging app
Sue, sue, sue: How Big Tech is taking on the regulators
X has lodged seven legal challenges against Coimisiún na Meán, while Elon Musk has separately initiated proceedings
Tusla whistleblower claims put forward to Public Accounts Committee for examination
Internal review in 2018 raised financial management issues at child and family agency facility in Cork
Technology watchdogs warn Government they are under-resourced in face of growing workload
Budget strain ‘undermines State’s crucial role’ enforcing EU tech and data regulations
Tusla ‘failed to show lawful basis for processing whistleblower’s data’, watchdog finds
Ciarán Kenneally resigned from role with agency in 2019 after making protected disclosure
Data Protection Commission owed more than €4 billion in fines
Levies have either not been collected or are subject to legal challenge
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
Complaint filed against Microsoft Ireland alleging it facilitated mass processing of ‘illegal’ surveillance data on Palestinians
Irish Council for Civil Liberties made the complaint to the Data Protection Commission in Dublin
TikTok and LinkedIn under investigation by Coimisiún na Meán
Concerns raised if platforms allow people to report suspected child sexual abuse material anonymously as required by law
Data Protection Commission sought €10m budget increase to beef up staff numbers
Watchdog cites need to combat ‘extremely challenging and (unfair) narrative’ that it was soft on Big Tech
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
Ireland’s EU presidency will underline how out of touch we are
We need to leave our confused policy inconsistencies at home and focus instead on being administrative nerds
Data protection rules ‘completely out of control’, Meta tells Government
Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level
ICCL submits complaint to European Commission over appointment of Niamh Sweeney to DPC
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties complaint focuses on the process under which former Facebook and WhatsApp public policy head was appointed
Enshittification: the word that sums up how we live now
It seems to convey a sense of promises broken, not just in technology but in culture and politics too
Privacy groups assail appointment of ex-tech lobbyist to Irish tech regulator
Campaigners say appointment of Niamh Sweeney undermines trust in Data Protection Commission, which they say has an ‘abysmal’ record in taking on big tech companies
DPC order will cost TikTok $3bn in losses, court told
Social media giant challenging decision over transfer of EU user data to China
Data protection authorities need to move on online privacy issue
Easily accessible data can even pinpoint home addresses of smartphone owners
Ex-tech lobbyist named as Ireland’s new Data Protection Commissioner
Niamh Sweeney to take up role in October
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
CCTV in creches: do safeguarding benefits outweigh privacy concerns?
Parents have mixed feelings about their children being filmed
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
Drone operators to face fines for breaches of new regulations
‘Rapid pace of expansion’ of drone usage has left communities with ‘real concerns and uncertainty’, says Minister
Person pretending to be Tusla worker turned up at children’s residential unit on night shift
Incident was one of series of data breaches including ‘lost’ files being found at ex-staff member’s home after 26 years
‘Paralysis’ in sharing information on vulnerable adults between healthcare groups is addressed by new toolkit
Data Protection Commission launches adult safeguarding 'toolkit'
Dublin children’s hospital ‘misplaces’ child’s record in ‘serious data-protection breach’
Separately, watchdog carried out unannounced inspection at CHI Tallaght on foot of complaint
O’Donovan to visit Arts Council in wake of controversies at State agency
Data Protection Commission confirms writing to council after concerns raised about personal information collected from artists applying for grants
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