The proposed EU law could mandate the monitoring of virtually all public and private digital communications
Lessons of EU tech regulation shared with Australian Senate
Lessons of EU’s Big Tech enforcement failure shared with Australian Senate inquiry by ICCL
ICCL writes to OPW and Oireachtas seeking details of CCTV review
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has raised urgent concerns about the use of Hikvision surveillance cameras in Leinster House and Government Buildings.
ICCL calls for immediate removal of Hikvision cameras from Oireachtas
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has raised urgent concerns about the use of Hikvision surveillance cameras in Leinster House and Government Buildings.
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.
Unsealed court documents reveal data anarchy at Meta
ICCL letter to European Commission highlights new material about Meta’s internal data systems, and how Meta infringes the DMA & GDPR.
An Garda Síochána unlawfully retains files on innocent people who it has already cleared of producing or sharing of child sex abuse material
Data of people posting innocuous images or videos, such as children playing on a beach, unlawfully kept in a net of surveillance and suspicion with no cause
Landmark GDPR decision against “consent” spam to be heard at Europe’s highest court
The Brussels Court of Appeal dismisses various IAB Europe procedural grounds of appeal and agrees to refer our preliminary questions to the European Court of Justice.