25 November 2022 On 23 November 2022 ICCL signed a joint letter to Minister for Jusitce, Helen McEntee TD, outlining our concerns over the government’s ongoing plans to legislate for and deploy policing facial recognition technologies (FRT).
Expert Letter to Oireachtas Cabinet Members: Policing FRT
20 June 2022 In relation to recent proposals for policing facial recognition technology in Ireland, experts from UCD, ICCL, Maynooth and UCC sent the following document to Oireachtas cabinet members today, June 20, 2022. We states that concerns regarding mass …
Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: The right to privacy in the digital age
ICCL, along with 14 other organisations in the International Network for Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO), has made a submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to privacy in the digital age. This includes addressing recent …
It’s Your Data! ICCL marks Data Protection Day
28 January To mark International Data Protection Day on 28 January, ICCL will take part in two online webinars – on Facial Recognition Technology and Tracking Free Ads – which you are invited to attend. At 1pm, ICCL’s Olga Cronin …
The use of Facial Recognition Technology is growing
ICCL is extremely concerned that FRT may be used on children at the New Children’s Hospital. We work really hard every day to protect privacy. Because our privacy is our freedom to think, speak and act as we wish. And …
Concern at growing use of unnecessary and possibly illegal Facial Recognition Technology
9 December 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said it extremely concerned about growing and unnecessary use of Facial Recognition Technology in Irish society. The statement comes on the back of news that the New Children’s Hospital …
The human cost of surveillance tech
Tech Won’t Build It Ireland will host a Q&A session with our privacy and information rights expert, Elizabeth Farries. Where? at A4 Sounds, St Joseph’s Parade, Dublin 1. When? at 7pm on the 9 October. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-human-cost-of-surveillance-tech-qa-with-elizabeth-farries-iccl-tickets-74099273923 Liz will …