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Privacy

GDPR

Proposals to cut GDPR red tape is ‘forthcoming’, says Commissioner McGrath

3 Apr

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PodcastThe Explainer

The Explainer: What is Telegram and why was its founder arrested?

incognito

Google agrees to delete billions of user records collected in Chrome private browsing mode

2 Apr 2024

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Safety Concerns

Politicians back calls to stop publishing election candidates' home addresses

1 Aug 2023

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data concern

London City Hall bans TikTok on devices over security concerns

25 Mar 2023

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Privacy

EU court rules Google must delete inaccurate search information if proven wrong

8 Dec 2022

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Privacy

DPC proposes 'range of fines' on Irish TikTok operation for its processing of children's data

24 Nov 2022

5.0k

Associated Newspapers

Six UK public figures suing publisher of Daily Mail over alleged spying

6 Oct 2022

20.8k

group chat

People will be able to leave WhatsApp groups without alerting others under new privacy update

9 Aug 2022

30.3k

Court

WhatsApp Ireland allowed to challenge €225m GDPR fine in High Court

8 Nov 2021

11.5k

Meta

Facebook ends facial recognition over privacy fears

2 Nov 2021

12.5k

Email Addresses

Department apologises after 'careless' data breach of people attending mother and baby home redress meetings

25 Mar 2021

21.7k

tagged

$650 million settlement approved in privacy lawsuit against Facebook

27 Feb 2021

25.2k

WhatsApp to roll-out in-app banner in bid to help explain privacy update after concerns raised

18 Feb 2021

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Privacy

Meghan Markle wins privacy claim against Mail On Sunday over letter to her father

11 Feb 2021

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privacy vs free services

WhatsApp reassures users of privacy as people flock to Signal and Telegram

14 Jan 2021

43.8k

Instagram

Data Protection Commission investigating Instagram over handling of children's personal data

19 Oct 2020

12.4k

Privacy

Concerns over Google Play Services reignited over Covid apps but HSE warns against conflating issues

23 Jul 2020

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Opinion

Opinion: Ireland is in prime position to hold social networks to account - and we must

Paul Tweed

10 Jul 2020

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Data

HSE's contact tracing app will be wound down in 90 days if it's deemed ineffective

26 Jun 2020

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Privacy

HSE suspends practice of notifying some employers of Covid test results before informing employees

Updated 19 May 2020

48.0k

Cardiff

World's first legal challenge over police use of facial recognition tech to be taken to appeals court

20 Nov 2019

16.4k

Privacy

Bale requests Real Madrid do not publish medical records

28 Oct 2019

17.4k

message encryption

Facebook warned that new privacy rules could aid terrorism and child abuse

4 Oct 2019

11.7k

Clear history

Facebook launches new privacy tool to limit data-scraping from third-party websites and apps

21 Aug 2019

8.0k

Facebook

Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from Messenger users

14 Aug 2019

24.2k

direct provision

'A gross violation': Asylum seekers say post is being opened without consent

4 Aug 2019

39.3k

Social Media

Facebook set for $5 billion fine in the US over privacy and data protection failings

13 Jul 2019

7.4k

Privacy

Cliff Richard launches campaign calling for anonymity for sexual offence suspects

1 Jul 2019

37.4k

Startups and tech

Privacy champion Johnny Ryan is on a mission to clean up 'dirty adtech'

27 Jun 2019

308

Privacy

La Liga fined €250,000 for accessing users' microphones and locations on its smartphone app

12 Jun 2019

3.8k

Breach

Tens of thousands of Irish users' emails and phone numbers were exposed in last year's Facebook hack

19 May 2019

17.0k

FAKE NEWS

'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies

18 Feb 2019

12.7k

Privacy

Apple fixes bug that allowed FaceTime users to listen to a person before they answer call

1 Feb 2019

7.0k

Apple

Bug allows Facetime users to listen to and, in some cases, watch a person before they answer call

29 Jan 2019

11.5k

Big Brother

Timeline: The Public Services Card saga

Laoise Neylon

21 Jan 2019

26.3k

Data Protection

Employee seen taking breaks on CCTV used in 'Isis' graffiti investigation had rights breached, court told

6 Dec 2018

21.5k

Transport

Union fears privatisation as Bus Éireann routes 101, 101x and 133 to be put out to tender

3 Dec 2018

20.4k

Hand it over

'Unjustified invasion of privacy': New Zealand customs given power to demand access to your device

3 Oct 2018

28.5k

fire in the hole

Facebook says that up to 50 million of its accounts have been breached

28 Sep 2018

27.0k

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