Sarah Wynn-Williams is banned from promoting book after it revealed the Irish government gave Facebook a ‘special phone’ so it could help solve the social media giant’s problems 14 March 2025 — The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) condemns Meta …
AI system definition guidelines fail to provide clarity
The guidelines published by the European Commission on the definition of an artificial intelligence system fail to provide clarity.
European Court decision today repudiates Irish Data Protection Commission posture
The European Court of Justice has found against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in a case relating to the processing of people’s intimate data by Meta.
Google and CEO Sundar Pichai under fire for sending Americans’ data to China in new national security complaint
U.S. Federal Trade Commission urged to Investigate Google’s RTB data in first ever complaint under new national security data law
ICCL Statement on the Programme for Government
ICCL is conducting a human rights analysis of the commitments outlined in the draft Programme for Government.
Submission on the Prohibitions under the EU AI Act
9 December 2024 ICCL Enforce responded to the consultation from the European Commission on the application of the definition of AI systems and the prohibitions under the EU AI Act. In our submission we emphasise the need to prohibit two harmful …
FTC acts against RTB company Mobilewalla
Following ICCL led submission with Open Markets and the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, the U.S. FTC acts against RTB firm Mobilewalla
General Election Manifestos: ICCL’s Human Rights Analysis
During the 2024 general election campaign, ICCL will highlight some measures published in political party manifestos relating to human rights and civil liberties in Ireland.
Enforce’s recommendations to Ursula von der Leyen on Tech
Practical steps to rapidly harness Europe’s legal toolkit to confront Tech published today by President von der Leyen’s own CDU Party’s think tank.
ICCL urges parties to reform justice system, block surveillance and protect minorities
Civil liberties organisation launches its election manifesto.