The Irish Times

Civil liberties group concerned about use of An Post staff to collect data

ICCL shares more detail with watchdog in complaint over address database firm

Thu May 12 2022 - 05:46

State’s data watchdog criticised with ‘Big Brother’ award

German privacy groups claim Irish regulator behind ‘sabotage’ of EU data privacy laws

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 01:00

Net Results: Law enforcement and the digital landscape

Is Ireland not pulling its weight when it comes to applying the GDPR?

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 05:30

Graham Dwyer ruling a reminder Ireland lives in a data rights Groundhog Day

Karlin Lillington: We just go round and round failing to address serious data issues

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 05:30

EU-US data transfer deal faces same privacy issues that floored previous accords

Karlin Lillington: ‘In principle’ data protection deals do not have history on their side

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 05:30

‘Tech superpower’ Ireland should take on social media giants, Frances Haugen says

Facebook whistleblower urges Data Protection Commission to be braver in taking on firms

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 20:42

Data Protection Commission’s Meta ruling could lead to decisive victory for data privacy

If ‘no transfers’ decision gets EU backing, onus will be on US to get its data act together

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 05:30

Never mind Big Tech, ‘little tech’ is a danger for workers too

Sarah O’Connor: ‘Algorithmic management’ has damaging effect on employees’ lives

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 01:00

Karlin Lillington’s biggest technology stories of 2021: NFTs, Meta and more

Net Results: From mRNA vaccines to discontent with Data Protection Commissioners

Thu Dec 23 2021 - 05:00

DPC needs an overhaul of funding, structure and leadership

Net Results: Inability to take data protection seriously is damaging Ireland’s reputation

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 06:00

Irish inquiries into big tech too slow, campaigner complains to EU ombudsman

ICCL senior fellow says European Commission needs to act over pace of investigations

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 20:00

WhatsApp refines privacy to comply with Irish watchdog’s order

Messaging app provides additional information to EU users after order with €225m fine

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 00:18

Time to say goodbye to ‘I consent’ cookie pop-ups?

Belgian data protection authority close to ruling on the tracking consent device

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 19:22

Data transfer and digital trade destined to stay perplexing

Net Results: Devil will be in the detail of any seeming accords on information exchange

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 05:00

Birth information bill for adopted people ‘at odds’ with EU law, committee hears

Lawyers tell TDs and Senators that Birth Information Bill ‘not legal’ under GDPR

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 19:14

Ireland is a ‘GDPR bottleneck’ that lets big tech off the hook

The architect of the EU law believes a centralised regulator with real teeth is required

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 05:00

Mother and baby homes redress proposals to go to Cabinet in October

Term ‘birth mother’ to be dropped from legislation on adoption, says O’Gorman

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 18:32

Britain looks to weaken rules on data privacy

Move could further hamper UK economy given importance of UK/EU data flows

Thu Sept 16 2021 - 00:00

Karlin Lillington: Technology finally gets around to doing my typing

New online tools for voice transcription rewrite the rules

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 05:00

Civil rights ‘in peril’ unless data protection watchdog is reformed, says committee

Oireachtas Justice Committee calls for DPC to be tougher and more transparent

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 20:33

Is Big Tech about to be reined in?

Karlin Lillington: US protection of privacy and data more at state than federal level

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 05:30

Lorry driver shortage risks ‘severe’ impact on goods distribution

Seen & Heard: TikTok’s Dublin campus, Facebook’s first refusal, and a data protection stand-off

Sun Jul 11 2021 - 11:52

EU decision on Facebook oversight a blow to Irish Data Protection Commissioner

Analysis: No multinational anywhere in the EU will be happy with the ECJ’s ruling

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 18:45

FG members used business cards from fake polling company

Polling firms express concern about how they are seen by the public after revelations about parties

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 19:41

Micheál Martin: Party volunteers should not have posed as pollsters

Green Party says activists may have pretended to be market researchers in ‘isolated incidents’

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 09:52

Karlin Lillington: Hard to see how EU-US data-exchange deal can be reliable data bridge

Net Results: US security laws lax on surveillance and data gathering

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 05:30

GDPR is being used as a bureaucratic dodge to avoid public scrutiny

Karlin Lillington: The data protection legislation remains groundbreaking despite issues

Thu May 27 2021 - 05:30

HSE cyberattack was an accident waiting to happen

Ransomware attack has been increasingly likely since start of pandemic

Thu May 20 2021 - 06:07

Data watchdog close to decisions on fines in up to seven ‘Big Tech’ investigations

Privacy regulator says data breach notifications rose 10 per cent to 6,628 last year

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 00:01

Not possible to salvage recordings of mother and baby home survivors, Minister says

Roderic O’Gorman says commission of investigation told him ‘ tapes are not retrievable’

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 20:17

Minister asks if deleted interview notes can be salvaged

Deletion of files from mother and baby home interviews causes blacklash among survivors

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 01:00

Data regulator under fire over dated software

IT systems at Data Protection Commission ill-equipped for GDPR demands, activists say

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 11:07

Facebook’s three-cup trick with WhatsApp data move

Regulators should block integration of Facebook’s three platforms pending decision on antitrust action

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 05:00

Big tech will be sweating over prospect of worker unionisation

Karlin Lillington: Is an in-house union for Google the start of a wider rebalancing of power?

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 05:00