The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The GDPR affects all businesses and was enacted on 25 May 2018. It has introduced substantial changes to data protection law, and businesses should ensure they have taken the necessary steps to comply with the new rules.
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Government publishes Legislation Programme for Autumn 2019
The Government Chief Whip, Seán Kyne TD, has published the Government’s Legislation Programme for Autumn 2019. The Programme lists 32 priority Bills; 27 Bills currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas,...
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Data face off: first court judgment ever on legality of facial recognition technology
Last month, the UK Information Commissioner (ICO) released a statement announcing an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in public spaces and expressing concern over its "potential...
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ICO clarifies time limit for responding to subject access requests
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has amended its guidance on the time limit for responding to a subject access request (SAR).
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DPC Publishes Statement on the Public Services Card
On Friday 16 August, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its findings on certain aspects of the Public Services Card (PSC). The DPC found that seven out of eight of its...
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ICO announces biggest GDPR fines to date
In the past two days, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued (potential) GDPR fines of £183.39m and £99.2m on British Airways (BA) and Marriott International Inc., respectively....
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EDPB issues draft guidelines on the contractual necessity legal basis in the context of online services
The EDPB has released new draft guidelines 2/2019 on the contractual necessity legal basis for processing personal data in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects. The...
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Deputy Data Protection Commissioners discuss GDPR implementation with Oireachtas Committee
On 3 April 2019, the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality met to discuss the implementation of the GDPR with Ms Anna Morgan (Deputy Commissioner), Ms Jennifer O’Sullivan (Deputy Commissioner), and...
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Government’s Gender Pay Gap Bill now published
The much-anticipated text of the Government's Gender Pay Gap (GPG) Information Bill (the Bill) has now been published. In amending the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015, the Bill envisages that the...
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EDPB publishes review of GDPR cooperation and consistency mechanism
The EDPB has published its first review of the implementation of the GDPR, in particular the functioning of the cooperation and consistency mechanism. The GDPR requires EU Data Protection Supervisory...
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Advocate General finds a pre-ticked checkbox does not constitute valid consent for cookies
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has delivered an Opinion in the Planet49 case (Case C-673/17), finding that a pre-ticked checkbox giving consent for...
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Government consults on new Online Safety Act
On 4 March 2019, Minister Richard Bruton TD announced that he will introduce an Online Safety Act to regulate harmful content online and ensure children are safe online. The Act will also...
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DPC publishes results of Global Privacy Sweep for 2018
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published the results of the annual Global Privacy Sweep for 2018, which examined how well organisations are implementing the concept of accountability. The Global Privacy...
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