# Data Protection
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Covid-19
HSE still plans to roll out contact tracing app by end of the month
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May 10th 2020, 3:44 PM
Data Protection
Plans to charge 58,000 people with excessive water usage delayed over privacy concerns
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Feb 24th 2020, 6:00 AM
Data Protection Commission
Facebook postpones Valentine's Day launch for dating app due to data regulator's concerns
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Feb 12th 2020, 5:37 PM
data processing
Data protection inquiries launched into Google and Tinder over GDPR concerns
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Feb 4th 2020, 1:37 PM
Cardiff
World's first legal challenge over police use of facial recognition tech to be taken to appeals court
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Nov 20th 2019, 3:15 PM
Data Protection
Needing a PSC for National Childcare Scheme is 'illegal and highly discriminatory'
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Nov 20th 2019, 6:10 AM
PSC
Criminal sanctions possible if government ignores watchdog’s orders on Public Services Card
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Sep 18th 2019, 12:08 AM
FACTCHECK
The Explainer: Why is there so much controversy over the Public Services Card?
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Sep 13th 2019, 5:30 PM
Public Services Card
Data Protection Commission to seek enforcement action over government's refusal to comply with PSC findings
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Sep 5th 2019, 7:14 PM
Data Protection
'This is f***ing insane': OPW staff emails show tensions over decision to ban visitor books from sites
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Aug 24th 2019, 12:05 AM
Clear history
Facebook launches new privacy tool to limit data-scraping from third-party websites and apps
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Aug 21st 2019, 9:18 AM
Data Breach
Data Protection Commission notified over 2018 breach by State Examinations Commission
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Aug 18th 2019, 7:30 AM
Facebook
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from Messenger users
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Aug 14th 2019, 10:32 PM
Data Protection
Department seeks judicial review after watchdog rules child benefit data collection unlawful
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Aug 2nd 2019, 6:00 AM
Data confusion
Visitor books will be returned to heritage sites after data protection concerns
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Jul 25th 2019, 5:39 PM
Data privacy
Data Commission says banning visitor books is a 'disproportionate approach' to data privacy
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Jul 23rd 2019, 6:14 PM
Social Media
Facebook set for $5 billion fine in the US over privacy and data protection failings
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Jul 13th 2019, 8:10 AM
Data Protection
Supreme Court rejects Facebook appeal in EU-US data transfer case
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Updated
May 31st 2019, 5:24 PM
Breach
Tens of thousands of Irish users' emails and phone numbers were exposed in last year's Facebook hack
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May 19th 2019, 12:15 AM
Data Protection
'Lost complete confidence in them': Nearly two new data breaches at Tusla every week
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Apr 30th 2019, 12:05 AM
Your Say
Poll: Do you use the same password for all your online accounts?
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Apr 27th 2019, 10:15 AM
sensitive information
File sent to unauthorised third party in one of four alleged data breaches at Gsoc
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Mar 21st 2019, 6:10 AM
questionable
'In-depth' government survey says 96% of people are happy with PSC process
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Mar 1st 2019, 5:21 PM
Data Protection
Second investigation launched into Tusla over 'large volume' of privacy breaches
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Mar 1st 2019, 12:05 AM
don't mention the GDPR
Auto-fill and GDPR were among the data protection problems of 2018
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Feb 28th 2019, 12:07 PM
Data Protection
'I would have the legs cut off me': Doherty says she won't release PSC report until she's given go-ahead
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Feb 24th 2019, 7:30 AM
Data Protection
Fears over publishing anonymous list of former ministers' pensions in case they were easily identifiable
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Dec 15th 2018, 8:15 AM
Data Breach
Health body apologises after email addresses of 200 job applicants are incorrectly shared in email
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Dec 15th 2018, 7:30 AM
Data Protection
Public consultation on children's data protection rights will begin next week
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Dec 14th 2018, 10:30 PM
Data Protection
Employee seen taking breaks on CCTV used in 'Isis' graffiti investigation had rights breached, court told
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Dec 6th 2018, 4:26 PM
fire in the hole
Facebook says that up to 50 million of its accounts have been breached
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Sep 28th 2018, 7:11 PM
GDPR
ESB union refusing to erase ex-members data over 'contractual obligations'
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Sep 20th 2018, 6:15 AM
disconnect
'It's Catch 22': Former members frustrated as main ESB union refuses to confirm that they've left
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Sep 13th 2018, 12:05 AM
unencrypted
37,000 Eir customers affected by data breach after laptop stolen
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Aug 22nd 2018, 8:16 AM
dubious calls
Public warned of scam call claiming that their 'internet is compromised'
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Jul 18th 2018, 6:10 AM
Data Protection
Data Protection Commissioner concludes investigation into Yahoo over massive data breach
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Jun 7th 2018, 5:54 PM
Data Protection
Explainer: Why you've started seeing lots of 'opt-in' emails in your inbox
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May 22nd 2018, 6:00 AM