Big Read Under new management: Inside the Irish data regulator’s critical rebootThe Data Protection Commission has endured no shortage of opprobrium under the leadership of Helen Dixon. Its new bosses might be about to find out just how tough it is at the apex of privacy regulation
Tech Irish data watchdog sent ‘salty’ letters to EU regulators, Norway authority claims Norwegian privacy authority says there is a ‘perception’ that Data Protection Commission is soft on Big Tech, while Irish agency says the facts show it is Europe’s most proactive regulator
Tech Data Protection Commission ‘should hire from Big Tech to complete leadership team’ James Lawless says watchdog’s leadership team should not be packed with civil servants
News Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland named new data protection commissionersThe successors to Helen Dixon will be joined by a third commissioner at a later date
Regulation Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon lambasts ‘clunky’ EU proceduresOutgoing commissioner critical of EU laws with “an awful lot of energy, time and litigation resources going in sorting out issues that arise”
Tech Microsoft will not send EU data to US to ease GDPR fearsThe company said its plan ‘goes beyond European compliance requirements’
Privacy EU regulator bites back at Irish data watchdog in row over Meta’s subscription modelEuropean Data Protection Board defends curbs on Facebook owner – which had been labelled ‘hugely frustrating’ by Irish regulator
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Editor's Pick Analysis: Tussle between Irish data watchdog and EU regulators raises questions over GDPR regimeThe back and forth ahead of Meta’s move to a subscription model displays the weaknesses in the way Europe’s data protection rules are enforced
Privacy Irish data watchdog warned new EU curbs on Meta would have no benefit and lead to legal actionData Protection Commission said move to limit Meta’s behavioural advertising would ban the firm from doing something it had already promised to move away from
Communications Outgoing Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon appointed to ComReg Dixon is set to step down from the role of Data Protection Commissioner on February 19
Data Protection Helen Dixon to step down as Data Protection Commissioner in FebruaryDixon has held the role since September 2014
Big Read EU ruling muddies waters for Irish data watchdog as Meta plots payment model A new order from Europe’s privacy regulator is being viewed with bemusement by some as it bans the company from doing something it has already promised to move away from
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Tech TikTok appeals DPC’s €345m data privacy fineCompany has filed an appeal in the European Union’s General Court and is challenging locally an order by the DPC to eliminate “deceptive or manipulative” practices
Data Protection Central Bank faces historic fine for major GDPR breachData Protection Commission launches formal investigation into disclosure of personal data
Banking Data watchdog starts probe of Central Bank over GDPR breach Data Protection Commission has launched a formal inquiry after the regulator admitted to holding borrowers’ credit information for three months longer than it was allowed to
TikTok fined €345m by Irish Data Protection CommissionChinese-owned social media platform found to have violated the privacy of young users between the age of 13 and 17 on its video-sharing app
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Saudi aircraft leasing plan is set for take-off – but ethical questions remainThe Public Investment Fund has spent $3.6 billion building up its Dublin business, putting Ireland at the centre of claims that it is trying to launder its reputation
Banking Central Bank could face watchdog fine over GDPR breachThe bank has admitted it held borrowers’ credit information for three months longer than it was allowed to, which may have affected the loan applications of up to 20,500 people