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Helen Dixon said the largest number of complaints related to the right of access to personal data held by others

Surge in number of data breaches reported in 2018

The number of data breaches reported to the Data Protection Commission soared by 70% last year, as new data protection rules were introduced across Europe, new figures show.

Ireland • 28 Feb 19

Twitter notified the DPC of breaches under the new GDPR legislation

DPC launch statutory inquiry into Twitter GDPR breach

The Data Protection Commissioner has confirmed it has opened a statutory inquiry into Twitter.

Science and Technology • 25 Jan 19

France's CNIL said Google made it too difficult for users to understand and manage preferences on how their personal information is used

France hits Google with €50m data consent fine

France's data watchdog has announced a fine of €50m for US search giant Google, using the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the first time.

Business • 22 Jan 19

French regulators said the search engine lacked transparency

France fines Google €50m for EU privacy rule breach

France's data protection watchdog has fined Alphabet's Google €50m for breaching European Union online privacy rules.

technology • 21 Jan 19

Facebook said that the bug meant access was granted to a broader set of user images than intended

Facebook bug exposes photos of up to 6.8 million users

Facebook has discovered a bug that may have affected up to 6.8 million people and given third-party apps wider access to user photos on the social network.

Science and Technology • 14 Dec 18

58% of businesses calculated that internal and external GDPR-related costs to date were between €50,000 and €250,000

88% of firms confident on GDPR obligations

A new report shows that 88% of Irish businesses are confident they have correctly interpreted their General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) obligations.

Business • 26 Nov 18

Managing Director of AMI Philip McMichael

Irish IT disposal firm acquires ADISA accreditation

Irish IT disposal company AMI has become one of just four firms globally to achieve accreditation from ADISA – an industry scheme for companies who provide IT asset disposal services.

Business • 15 Oct 18

The study suggests the only group that is trusted by a majority of senior IT professionals when it comes to protecting personal data is their respective employers

98% of IT professionals mistrust social media over data

Almost all senior IT professionals do not trust social media platforms to manage their personal data carefully, according to new research by IT firm DataSolutions.

Business • 06 Sep 18

Aidan Finn (l) from MicroWarehouse and Andy Malone, tech trainer, speaker and Microsoft MVP Cloud Security

Companies report little change to operations after GDPR

A new survey reveals that over 57% of companies surveyed do not think the introduction of GDPR has made any difference to their day to day operations.

Business • 25 Jun 18

The new Trūata positions will be for data analysts, data scientists and engineers

Data analytics company Trūata to create 75 jobs

Data analytics company Trūata has announced plans to recruit 75 people for its newly opened headquarters in Dublin.

Business • 21 Jun 18

36,000 employees will be affected by the move

Continental to block WhatsApp on employees' phones

German car parts supplier Continental is banning the use of WhatsApp and Snapchat on work-issued mobile phones "with immediate effect" because of data protection concerns.

News Lens • 05 Jun 18

What do the new EU data protection rules mean for you?

Science & Technology Correspondent Will Goodbody explains the meaning of sweeping new data protection rules which come into effect tomorrow.

Analysis and Comment • 24 May 18

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon says awareness of the implications of GDPR is high

New data protection laws come into effect across EU

Strong new data protection laws aimed at protecting the personal information of 500 million people across the EU come into effect from today.

News • 25 May 18

Companies have been sending emails to consumers who they have previously communicated with about GDPR

People warned to be aware of bogus GDPR emails

People have been warned to exercise caution with emails from companies regarding data protection legislation that comes into effect from Friday.

Ireland • 23 May 18

US businesses have, at best, a limited understanding of GDPR

GDPR or something like it?

US companies are largely clueless about the EU's incoming data protection measures, says technology writer Niall Kitson.

Business • 26 Apr 18

WhatsApp had more than 1.5 billion users in January according to Facebook

WhatsApp to raise minimum age and create Irish entity

WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook, is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe to help it comply with new data privacy rules coming into force next month.

News Lens • 25 Apr 18

New privacy management tools are among the developments announced today

Apple rolls out privacy updates ahead of GDPR

Apple has announced a number of new developments around how it handles customer data, ahead of the arrival of new EU rules on data protection in May.

Technology • 29 Mar 18

Once the GDPR is in, any breaches could carry severe penalties for organisations; with potential fines of up to 4% of worldwide turnover, or €20m

Are ransomware attacks a wake-up call for Irish firms?

The global ransomware attacks that affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries in recent weeks have highlighted the vulnerability of organisations with regard to online security and data protection.

Business • 21 May 17

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