Economic & Reputational Risk of the DPC’s Failure to Uphold EU Data Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ Data Protection Commission puts rights of 448 million people at risk, will make Ireland irrelevant as global tech hub, hears Oireachtas Committee  9 April 2021  In nearly 3 years since the GDPR, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) …

4 Big Questions about Google’s new privacy position

This note examines Google’s planned advertising system, and highlights privacy, data protection, and competition questions.  Author: Dr Johnny Ryan  In January 2020 Google announced that it was considering a major change in how its online advertising system operates.[1] Hidden machines …

Questions about Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer

We have written to Facebook ‘s Chief Privacy Officer, Michel Protti, to ask what FB will do with the data it gains when it acquires health & education chatbot company “Kustomer”.Facebook is acquiring a company called Kustomer. We fear that …

ICCL and Amnesty International Ireland call on TDs to extend the term of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes

The Commission must be extended until such time as the Data Protection Commission and any other body has concluded investigations into the legality of the destruction of audio recordings of testimonies given to the Confidential Committee.Survivors have been asking for …

Internal problems exposed at Irish Data Protection Commission

Listen to an audio version of this ICCL story (or download audio)9 February 2021  ICCL investigation reveals years of delays to major ICT overhaul intended to enable the Irish Data Protection Commission to enforce the GDPR.Documents obtained by ICCL under …

ICCL alerts Irish Government of strategic economic risk from failure to uphold the GDPR

This note makes public a letter to the Irish Government describing how Ireland is being sidestepped as a regulatory center. EU Member States are sidestepping Ireland to enforce the GDPR. This threatens Ireland’s position in the global digital economy. It also …