21 July 2020 Experts have today raised the alarm about serious privacy and data harvesting concerns related to Google Play Services. This software component must be running on the phones of all Android users who wish to use the Covid-19 …
Experts Issue Pre-Release Report Card on the HSE Covid-19 Tracker App
02 July 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) have issued a report card evaluating the Covid-19 tracker app prior to its launch. They issue this report card in reference to the principled framework …
ICCL and DRI raise questions on efficacy of HSE contact-tracing app
26 June 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) welcome the Health Service Executive (HSE) release today of the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and source code of the Covid-19 tracker app. Elizabeth Farries, …
Data protection experts publish human rights principles for contact-tracing app
3 June 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, together with Digital Rights Ireland, academics, and data protection experts, have today published a principled framework for the development of a contact-tracing app to curb the spread of COVID-19. The document …
State risking human rights obligations, should return to policing by consent
13 May 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has said the State must more clearly demonstrate that it is taking into account its human rights obligations in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the Irish Constitution, the European …