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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CJEU Declares Safe Harbour Invalid
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has declared that the Commission's US Safe Harbour Decision 200/520 is invalid
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Cyber risk - the legal landscape
Recent high profile security incidents illustrate that no institution or business is immune from cyber attack. A cyber attack on the White House in 2014 resulted in a partial shutdown of...
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Data Subject Access Requests – UK versus Ireland
This article examines a recent English High Court decision, which highlights the diverging approaches of the English and Irish Courts to Data Subject Access Requests.
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Court refuses to grant declaration as to identity of the data controller
The High Court, in In the Matter for Mount Carmel Medical Group (South Dublin) Ltd (In Liquidation) [2015] IEHC 450 considered the issue of who is a data controller under data protection...
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DPC’s Annual Report 2014 – What insights does it provide into regulation by the Irish DPC?
As usual, the Data Protection Commissioner's Annual Report reveals some interesting trends, statistics and case-studies, and provides an insight into priority areas being pursued by the DPC.
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Data Protection Commissioner clamps down on ‘vetting by the back-door’
The Data Protection Commissioner has written to a random selection of 40 organisations to raise awareness of, and ensure compliance with, legislation introduced last year prohibiting 'enforced access requests' by employers.
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Man sues DPC for failing to conduct an oral hearing
A Garda has alleged that his data protection rights were breached when a representative of his Credit Union, showed his father his confidential financial statements which indicated difficulties with his...
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Data Analytics in Ireland
A&L Goodbody's IP & Technology group provide an overview of 'Data Analytics in Ireland' and outline what your organisation needs to consider when engaged in data analytics.
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Data Privacy and Cyber Risk in M&As: Are you prepared?
This article examines the data protection compliance issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions.
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Circuit Court dismisses Shatter’s appeal against Data Protection Commissioner
The Circuit Court has dismissed Mr Shatter's appeal against the Data Protection Commissioner's (the DPC) decision that he breached the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 (the DPAs), by disclosing Mr Wallace's...
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