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WhatsApp Ireland's fine is the second largest penalty ever levied on an organisation under EU data laws

WhatsApp Ireland hit with record fine of €225m by DPC

The Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp Ireland €225m for infringements of data protection rules.

WhatsApp investigated to see if it complies with GDPR

WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month

EU privacy watchdog EDPB gave the Data Protection Commission a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp, siding with national enforcers which had objected to a draft ruling.

World • 28 Jul 21

The issue of data protection and political parties came to light after it emerged that Sinn Féin had its own database

DPC to conduct audit of all political parties

The Data Protection Commission has confirmed it has written to all political parties stating that it will be conducting a data protection audit of each party in the State.

Politics • 20 May 21

Sinn Féin sources said the database is comprised of the electoral register and that it is hosted in the EU

DPC writes to Sinn Féin over voter database reports

The Data Protection Commission has written to Sinn Féin to seek more information about reports that the party has compiled a database containing personal information of millions of voters.

Business • 14 Apr 21

The data includes phone numbers, locations and email addresses

DPC to probe appearance of Facebook user data online

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into the publication online of what has been reported to be the personal data of 533m Facebook users, including many in Ireland.

Business • 14 Apr 21

Last year saw the DPC issue its first fines under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

10% increase in data security breaches - report

The Data Protection Commission handled more than 10,000 cases last year, a 9% increase on the previous year.

Ireland • 25 Feb 21

The probe related to a data security incident at INM in 2014

DPC makes findings against Independent News and Media

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has made a number of infringement findings against Independent News and Media (INM) in relation to a data security incident seven years ago.

Business • 05 Feb 21

Max Schrems has dropped his legal action against the Data Protection Commission

Schrems drops case against regulator over Facebook

Ireland has agreed to proceed with a 2013 complaint challenging Facebook's transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said today.

Business • 13 Jan 21

The regulator found that Twitter failed to notify it of a data breach in time as required under the General Data Protection Regulations

Twitter fined €450,000 by Data Protection Commission

Twitter has been fined €450,000 by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) for its handling of a data breach last year.

Business • 15 Dec 20

Wilbur Ross said the data transfer mechanisms underpin the $7.1 trillion transatlantic economic relationship.

US "deeply concerned" about EU/US data transfer issue

The US Secretary of Commerce has said that the United States remains deeply concerned about a ruling by the EU Court of Justice last July that invalidated the EU and US Privacy Shield agreement that governs transatlantic data transfers.

Business • 03 Nov 20

Ireland and 32 other countries across Europe will be getting the service as part of the rollout

Facebook Dating service launches in Ireland

Facebook has launched its Dating service in Ireland, enabling users to meet other people looking to be more than just friends.

Facebook • 22 Oct 20

The DPC received complaints that Instagram allowed the phone numbers and email addresses of under 18 year olds to remain public, reports say

Data regulator probes Instagram - reports

The Data Protection Commission is investigating Instagram following concerns over how the image-sharing social platform handled children's personal data, according to reports.

Business • 19 Oct 20

Facebook Ireland seeks to have the Data Protection Commissioner's decision quashed

Facebook in High Court challenge over transfer of data

Facebook has significant concerns about its ability to deliver its services to its 400 million European users over the Data Protection Commissioner's decision regarding the transfer of data to the social media giant's US parent, the High Court has heard.

Courts • 14 Sep 20

Facebook wants to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from transferring data from the European Union to the US

Facebook launches legal action against Irish watchdog

Facebook has launched legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commission in an attempt to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from transferring data from the European Union to the US.

Business • 11 Sep 20

In July the European Court of Justice ruled Standard Contractual Clauses used by Facebook are valid

Facebook's data transfer mechanism cannot be used - DPC

Facebook has said that it has been told by the Data Protection Commission that the key mechanism it uses to transfer data from the European Union to the United States "cannot in practice be used" for such transfers.

Business • 09 Sep 20

Twitter had looked set to become the first big technology company to face a fine by the Data Protection Commission

Twitter privacy ruling delayed after dispute

Some European Union regulators objected to Ireland's preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter, the lead regulator said today.

Business • 20 Aug 20

Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon

Privacy group takes High Court action against DPC

A not-for profit organisation has launched a High Court challenge over what it claims is the Data Protection Commissioner's failure to progress complaints made about the unlawful processing of personal data by Facebook owned platforms in 2018.

Business • 06 Jul 20

Privacy campaigner Max Schrems has been involved in a long-running action involving the Data Protection Commission and Facebook

DPC legal bill for Schrems case tops €2.9m

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has run up a legal bill of over €2.9m as a result of the long running Max Schrems data case.

Business • 26 May 20

Max Schrems is not happy with the progress made since the introduction of the GDPR regime across Europe in 2018

Schrems calls on EU authorities to get DPC to speed up

Privacy activist Max Schrems has called on the European authorities to push the Irish regulator to speed up its handling of cases he has brought against Facebook on the second anniversary of the introduction of rules designed to help protect the data of consumers.

Business • 25 May 20

The HSE has suspended the practice while it seeks guidance from the Data Protection Commissioner

HSE will no longer tell employers workers' test results

The Health Service Executive has said it is to suspend the practice of informing employers of Covid-19 test results and is to seek guidance from the Data Protection Commissioner.

Coronavirus • 19 May 20

Tusla was the focus of three data compliance inquiries conducted by the Data Protection Commission

Tusla focus of data compliance inquiries under GDPR

Three statutory inquiries have been opened by the Data Protection Commission into Tusla in relation to its compliance with GDPR since the EU-wide regulation came into effect in May 2018.

Ireland • 20 Feb 20

The data watchdog has concerns over the new dating feature

Facebook postpones EU dating service amid DPC concerns

Facebook has postponed the roll-out of its new dating services in the EU, scheduled for tomorrow, after Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner raised concerns about the launch.

Ireland • 13 Feb 20

The findings follow an extensive investigation by the data protection watchdog into the Public Services Card

DPC finds Public Services Card in breach of data law

The Data Protection Commission has found the blanket and indefinite retention of documents and information provided by people applying for a Public Services Card is in breach of data protection law.

Ireland • 17 Aug 19

The PSC was first introduced in 2011 for social welfare payments

Widespread use of Public Services Card broke data laws

The Data Protection Commission has found the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's processing of personal data during the issuing of Public Services Cards for use in transactions between a person and a public body other than the department itself to be illegal.

Ireland • 16 Aug 19

Facebook until recently carried out human review of private audio from its Messenger app

DPC to query Facebook on users' audio recordings

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is seeking information on how Facebook handled data during the manual transcription of users' audio recordings.

Business • 15 Aug 19