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# data-protection - Tuesday 28 January, 2014
It's Data Protection day - are you up to speed on your data privacy rights?
European data protection reform could be introduced before the end of this year.
# data-protection - Monday 27 January, 2014
Private answers: Irish people are now less worried about social media security
Over two-thirds of people feel they have had their privacy breached, with a rise in unsolicited emails and texts.
# data-protection - Tuesday 21 January, 2014
77 per cent of company data breaches are caused by employees
The survey found that almost a quarter of Irish companies have experienced multiple data breaches over the past twelve months.
# data-protection - Wednesday 15 January, 2014
NSA using radio waves to access 100,000 offline computers
The technology has been used to monitor the Chinese Army, Mexican police and drug cartels, and trade institutions inside the European Union.
# data-protection - Wednesday 11 December, 2013
Users of public wi-fi may have had personal details stolen
If you use public wi-fi systems, you should read this.
# data-protection - Friday 22 November, 2013
LG admits to collecting data from smart TVs
LG admitted to the claims after a British IT consultant blogged about how his smart TV sent data even after he disabled it.
# data-protection - Wednesday 13 November, 2013
Gardaí investigate as 1.5 million affected by Loyaltybuild data breach
Customers are being advised to check for unusual transactions over the last month.
# data-protection - Friday 25 October, 2013
Merkel demands no spying agreement: 'Spying among friends, that cannot be'
France and Germany have called for an agreement with the US by the end of the year to try to resolve a dispute over spying.
# data-protection - Tuesday 22 October, 2013
Email with personal details of girl found at GPO accidentally sent to member of public Exclusive
The message contained specific details about the young teenager’s physical and mental wellbeing and a photograph of her in hospital.
# data-protection - Tuesday 27 August, 2013
Column: Irish regulators will soon be at the forefront of questions about data protection
Global tech firms in Ireland bring responsibilities as well as benefits; Facebook’s base in Dublin means Irish regulators will be the forefront of new questions surrounding privacy and data protection, writes Dan Hayden.
Facebook to pay out for using personal data in adverts
The social network must pay $20 million after an estimated 614,000 Facebook users had their personal details appear in ads on the site.
Data Protection Commissioner contacts maternity hospital over abortion data leak
A spokesperson said there had been “informal contact” to remind the hospital of the commissioner’s codes of practice.
# data-protection - Friday 23 August, 2013
Data breach involving payments to current and former IBRC staff Exclusive
Dozens of current and former staff at the former Anglo Irish Bank have been affected by the data breach.
# data-protection - Thursday 1 August, 2013
Irish government asks Twitter for some users' account details
Twitter has disclosed that the government made less than 10 requests for information about users in the first six months of this year in its latest transparency report.
# data-protection - Friday 19 July, 2013
EU justice chief vows new data protection laws
PRISM has ‘woken Europe up’ to the need for strict rules.
# data-protection - Wednesday 3 July, 2013
Column: How to protect your private data in a digital world
With Snowden, Prism and national security secrets in the news, it’s clear that technology has made privacy harder to ensure. Renaat Verbruggen gives a run down of how cryptography can protect your private information.
# data-protection - Friday 14 June, 2013
Draft EU data law could kill casual web browsing, digital SMEs warn
A group of Irish online publishers say draft European laws could force users to register just to see the homepage of a website.
# data-protection - Monday 10 June, 2013
Data Protection Commissioner 'not surprised' by US surveillance programme
Billy Hawkes said that his concern might be that there would be an abuse of powers that have been granted for legitimate reasons.
# data-protection - Friday 7 June, 2013
Poll: Do you believe your personal information online is secure?
Revelations in the US have started a privacy debate in recent days.
# data-protection - Thursday 6 June, 2013
Ireland 'made EU diplomats sleep in tents' to force data protection deal
The EU’s justice commissioner says Ireland has been more committed than most to making diplomatic progress.
# data-protection - Monday 20 May, 2013
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'Worrying degree of inappropriate access' to welfare information
One HSE employee searched the social welfare records of their son’s girlfriend.
# data-protection - Monday 18 March, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know at the start of this Bank Holiday Monday.
Insurer ordered to pay costs in data breach case
A High Court judgement is being hailed as a landmark ruling which makes businesses legally liable for data protection breaches.
# data-protection - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Facebook network hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack
The social networking giant said it found no evidence any user data was compromised.
# data-protection - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Pro-life 'robo-calls' to Irish numbers came from United States
ComReg and the Data Protection Commissioner say because the calls came from abroad, they can take no action against them.
# data-protection - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Twitter attacked by 'sophisticated' hackers
The attackers may have gained some access to user information.
# data-protection - Monday 28 January, 2013
MEP wants Brussels to examine legality of new Facebook search
Labour’s Phil Prendergast says the new graph search may be a breach of a citizen’s right to protect their personal data.
# data-protection - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Data Protection Commissioner commences action on "cookie" law
The Commissioner has sent letters to 80 websites requesting information on how they have met their obligations under the law since July 2011.
# data-protection - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Student plans Irish legal action over Facebook's privacy policy
Max Schrems and his group, ‘Europe v Facebook’, is preparing legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner over its recent audit of Facebook and its privacy policy.
# data-protection - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
O2 admits to loss of tape which could have customers’ personal data
The mobile phone company, which has 1.6 million customers in Ireland, says there is a “low risk to customer data privacy” and says the tape is likely to be still in an O2 building.
Column: Could Leveson affect press freedom in Ireland?
Leveson’s recommendations on data protection have been largely overlooked – but could have serious implications even here, writes Seamus Dooley.
# data-protection - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Over 500 complaints over abortion robo-calls
The Data Protection Commissioner said it has reshuffled staff to deal with the rising volume of complaints.
# data-protection - Friday 23 November, 2012
Approximately 300 complaints over abortion robo-calls
The Data Protection Commissioner has continued to receive complaints about the automated phone calls but says it may be unable to take action.
# data-protection - Thursday 22 November, 2012
'Large number of complaints' to Data Protection Commissioner over abortion message calls
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# data-protection - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Data Protection Commissioner investigating secondary schools' security flaw
The data watchdog has asked the manufacturer of potentially vulnerable software to provide a full list of affected schools.
# data-protection - Saturday 20 October, 2012
Irish pupils' records at risk in major data protection threat Exclusive
A single username and password can be used to log into dozens of school management systems, TheJournal.ie can reveal.
# data-protection - Friday 21 September, 2012
Data Protection Commissioner satisfied with Facebook Ireland
Billy Hawkes’s office published the findings of its latest audit on the social media giant today.
# data-protection - Monday 17 September, 2012
Vodafone to pay €40k to charity to settle marketing breach
The Data Protection Commissioner settles a complaint with Vodafone over breaches of laws on unsolicited marketing.
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