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ResourcesJanuary 19, 2023Irish DPC announces a EUR 5.5m fine against WhatsApp for illicit consent harvest
WhatsApp / META has announced that it will appeal the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced fine of 5.5 million euros for violations of EU GDPR transparency requirements and for forcing the WhatsApp users to consent to the processing of their data in the Terms of Service. The violations refer to the violation of the...
ResourcesDecember 20, 2022EU monitoring over Irish DPC appropriate
Emily O’Reilly, the EU Ombudsman, found that the European Commission’s monitoring of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) handling of “big tech” cases, including cross border cases, is appropriate and represents good administration of DPA mandate. Read more on RTE here.
NewsOctober 4, 2022Irish DPA draft decision on Meta
The Irish Data Protection Commission has released a draft decision on the potential GDPR violations of Meta. Read more on Euractive
ResourcesSeptember 15, 2022Irish DPC announces €405m fine against Meta – Instagram
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced the issuance of a €405m fine against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Instagram), as it concluded an inquiry began in 2020 which involved other European DPAs and the European Data Protection Board. The inquiry referred to Instagram’s processing of child users’ personal data, and particularly the social media...
NewsResourcesSeptember 8, 2022Irish DPC fine to Instagram demonstrates the DPA’s is getting stricter in applying GDPR
The Irish data protection authority faced strong criticism fin the past for failing to apply GDPR sanctions to Big Tech. Let’s consider that the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) supervises most big U.S. and Chinese tech firms. The lack of action by the authority becomes a significant issue. However, with this new decision, the Irish...
The increasing use of dashboard-mounted CCTV systems (‘dash cams’) requires a higher level of awareness on the privacy implication it may have. For this reason, the Irish DPC has released this guidelines to assist users to understand all the obligations they may have under data protection legislation. Find more from the DPC here
ResourcesMarch 15, 2022Irish DPC fines Meta with €17m fine
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a fine of €17m on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Ireland Limited). Its inquiry related to a series of twelve data breach notifications it received in the six month period between 7 June 2018 and 4 December 2018, for violations of the requirements of GDPR Articles...
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