ICCL responds to statement made on television news by Data Protection Commissioner
EU Big Tech enforcement reaches crisis point ahead of 5-year anniversary, says new ICCL data
Irish Data Protection Commission repeatedly overruled by EU colleagues, who demand tougher Big Tech sanctions
5 years: GDPR’s crisis point — ICCL’s 2023 GDPR report
Five years after the GDPR, Europe remains unable to police how Big Tech uses our data.
New ICCL complaint against European Commission at EU Ombudsman
ICCL brings new complaint against the European Commission to the EU Ombudsman for 56 month GDPR monitoring data deficit
Expert Letter to the Data Protection Commissioner: Policing FRT
13 April 2023 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, along with Digital Rights Ireland and academics from the UCD Centre for Digital Policy, the University of Galway, Maynooth University and University College Cork, has written a letter to Data Protection …
Europe-wide overhaul of GDPR monitoring triggered by ICCL
Following action by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), the European Commission will start regularly checking the progress of all “large-scale” cases across the EU.
EU Ombudsman’s decision
After a year-long inquiry, the EU Ombudsman recommends that the European Commission should monitor stages of progress in every Big Tech case that the Irish Data Protection Commission is responsible for.
Once-in-a-generation moment to protect U.S. Privacy
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering new privacy rules to protect Internet users against tracking. The ICCL/Open Markets/TACD submission reveals the impact of tracking-based online advertising to enable the FTC to act.
Little evidence from European Commission that it properly monitored Ireland’s application of the GDPR
The European Commission has presented little evidence to the EU Ombudsman that it is keeping an eye on how Ireland polices Big Tech.
ICCL Expresses Disappointment at Lack of Investment in Human Rights Infrastructure in Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ 28 September 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has expressed disappointment that the government has chosen not to invest in areas identified by ICCL that would help protect and guarantee human rights in its Budget 2023. …