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Northern Ireland

Man charged with PSNI data leak to appear in court

A man in his 50s was charged in connection with the offence on Saturday evening

Northern Ireland

Leaked PSNI document posted near Sinn Féin office

Party policing spokesperson labelled the incident as a ‘sinister’ attempt to intimidate

Charlie Taylor: Transatlantic data transfer drama is likely to drag on for some time yet

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework promises to end years of legal limbo for firms like Google and Facebook, but data privacy campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough

Data Protection

Data breach at Public Appointments Service involving 15,000 people

Information relating to the candidates was shared with all of them erroneously according to an email sent by the body

WhatsApp agrees not to send ‘aggressive’ notifications to Irish users after European pressure

The company was investigated by regulators in Ireland and Sweden following complaints about its transparency

TDs to quiz TikTok over data issues after app banned by European Commission

Oireachtas media committee chair says members want to question company over security issues as Simon Harris says he will seek ‘fresh advice’ over use of app by government officials

EU plans major new law on GDPR enforcement amid criticism of Irish privacy watchdog

New law proposed by the European Commission could have significant implications for Ireland’s Data Protection Commission – as well as the Big Tech companies that have their European headquarters here

Facebook and Instagram to block advertisers from targeting teenagers based on gender

The impact on teenagers’ mental health from the Meta-owned social media platforms has drawn criticism from politicians and regulators.

The Big Interview

‘It’s really challenging to navigate this complex labyrinth of digital law’ – Anna Morgan

Head of privacy and data protection Ireland at Bird & Bird says businesses that require workers to be online are going to have to face a ‘huge tsunami’ of digital legislation

The top women in tech: The leaders you need to know

While tech bros are going about trying to destroy society, there are plenty of women who are, thankfully, doing the opposite. Charlie Taylor and Emmet Ryan present a round-up of the top women in Irish tech

60% of Irish SMEs not taking proper data protection steps - study

Report from .IE shows pandemic has accelerated Ireland’s move towards cashless transactions

Irish suicide text line user data not fed to US for-profit company, 50808 confirms

The HSE-funded Irish arm of Crisis Text Line said it was not impacted by a recent scandal which saw anonymised data of US users to suicide hotline used in for-profit enterprise

'Many questions’ unanswered over data storage for indoor dining, DPC says

Watchdog says it does not have a ‘full outline’ of several data issues around the government’s plan to reopen indoor hospitality

Data watchdog investigates Tesco over cameras at self-service checkouts

Data Protection Commission has received seven complaints about the front-facing cameras