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Whistleblowing Clarification in the Financial Sector 13 Aug 2013 | 04:04 pm
Michael Noonan, the Minister for Finance, recently signed an Order commencing all sections of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 from 1 August 2013 with the exception of section 7...
ODPC Decision: Apple Data Transfers Lawful 25 Jul 2013 | 10:10 pm
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued a letter to the Austrian based student group Europe v Facebook in relation to their complaint filed against the Irish subsidiary of App...
ODPC says Apple didn't break EU law by sending personal data of customers to the US 25 Jul 2013 | 10:10 pm
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued a letter to the Austrian based student group Europe v Facebook in relation to their complaint filed against the Irish subsidiary of App...
Enforcement Notice invalid due to absence of reasons 9 Jul 2013 | 09:33 pm
The Supreme Court, in EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd & Ors v Data Protection Commissioner and Eircom Ltd [2013] IESC 34, 3 July 2013, has confirmed that an Enforcement Notice issued by the Data Protection ...
New Rules on Breach Notification by Telcos and ISPs 2 Jul 2013 | 02:18 pm
On 26 June 2013, a new Commission Regulation on what precisely telecommunications operators (telcos) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should do if their customers' personal data is lost, stolen o...
MOU signed by the ODPC and the US Federal Trade Commission 1 Jul 2013 | 06:25 pm
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the Data Protection Commissioner, Billy Hawkes, and the US Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC) Chairwoman, Edith Ramirez. The purpose of the MOU is ...
BYOD - What is all the fuss about? 11 Jun 2013 | 09:27 pm
The latest hot topic in terms of IT usage in the workplace is the ever so trendy "Bring your own Device" policy (BYOD). BYOD, not to be confused with BYOB (also trendy but not generally encouraged in ...
Data Protection Commissioner publishes Annual Report for 2012 22 May 2013 | 09:35 pm
The Data Protection Commissioner (the DPC) has published his Annual Report for 2012. On launching his report the DPC highlighted, in particular, his concerns over the issue of sharing personal data ...
Consultation on Consumer Rights Directive 21 May 2013 | 07:14 pm
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation have published a Consultation Paper on the implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) (the Directive). The Directive must be transpo...
Start Up Dublin Day- Friday 17th May 15 May 2013 | 08:14 pm
This Friday 17th May is officially Start Up Dublin Day as part of the MBA World Trophy three day event taking place at the Marker Hotel. The event sees assembled speakers discussing topics such as fi...
