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Irish Data Protection Commissioner to audit major social media companies

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • February 14 2013

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (the "DPC") has stated his intention to carry out scheduled audits of major social media companies that have

Don't get caught out: an overview of Data Protection Audits

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 29 2013

The Data Protection Commissioner (the “DPC”) has specific ‘investigative powers' under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 (the “Acts”) such as the

Self checks: Data Protection Regulation introduces impact assessments

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 29 2013

The proposed draft Data Protection Regulation (the "Proposed Regulation") introduces a new requirement for impact assessments to be conducted by data

Facebook report of re-audit: more pokes than likes

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 29 2013

In early December 2012, the Irish media reported that the Austrian privacy group "Europe-v-Facebook" plans to appeal an audit of Facebook Ireland

Commissioner gets tough on direct marketing

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 29 2013

Four companies, including a beauty salon and three telecommunications companies, have been fined in the Dublin District Court for sending unsolicited

Use or abuse of a data access request?

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • September 13 2012

The High Court recently dismissed an appeal by Dublin Bus in relation to an enforcement order issued by the Data Protection Commissioner on the basis that the existence of legal proceedings between a data controller and a data subject does not preclude the data subject from submitting a data access request even if such request is being used as an alternative or supplement to discovery

Three strikes, not out: EMI v Data Protection Commissioner

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • September 13 2012

On 27 June 2012, EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd, Sony Music Entertainment Ireland Ltd, Universal Music Ireland Ltd and Warner Music Ireland Ltd secured a court order in the Commercial Court quashing a notice issued by the Data Protection Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) directing eircom to cease using the “three strikes” system which is aimed at preventing the illegal downloading of music

Data protection commissioner looks to the clouds

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • September 13 2012

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner recently issued guidance in relation to data protection issues to be considered when contracting for cloud computing services

Landmark rulings on data protection law businesses beware!

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • September 12 2012

The Data Protection Commissioner has warned that a recent landmark prosecution of three companies for data protection breaches demonstrates that there will be “severe consequences” for organisations which are found to have breached data protection law

High Court quashes Data Protection Commissioner’s objection to graduated response system

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • July 17 2012

On 27 June 2012, Mr Justice Charleton gave his decision in the judicial review action taken by the Irish recording companies to prevent the graduated response system (GRS) agreed with eircom, the largest ISP in Ireland, being shut down as illegal

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