Helen Dixon

Order to delete data processed and stored unlawfully in US could be more problematic for Facebook owner than fine of €1.2bn

Social media giant’s attempts to work around previous court rulings on data transfers and privacy are seen to have fallen short

Sanction handed down by Helen Dixon follows investigation into transfers by Facebook owner of Europeans’ personal data to the US

Meta, Google, Airbnb, Yahoo!, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and Tinder account for 87^% of cross-border GDPR complaints to Ireland’s DPC

German privacy groups claim Irish regulator behind ‘sabotage’ of EU data privacy laws

Facebook whistleblower urges Data Protection Commission to be braver in taking on firms

No other agency of the State carries the kind of responsibility the Data Protection Commission has in its role overseeing EU-wide activities of tech multinationals

Inside Politics: Widespread condemnation of Russian aggression in Dáil exchanges

Helen Dixon says ‘more needs to be done’ to stand up for Ireland’s regulatory record

Martin doesn’t ‘readily agree’ with many criticisms of Helen Dixon’s record

SPD’s Zimmermann makes comment in advance of Taoiseach’s official visit to Berlin

Oireachtas justice committee recommended review last year but Government yet to act

EU ombudsman acts after complaint from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Data Protection Commissioner has been under pressure over allegations of weakness

In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky

Data Protection Commissioner says critics are ‘misinformed’ and challenges numbers

Mounting attention on record regarding Big Tech as commission says ‘change’ required

Messaging app provides additional information to EU users after order with €225m fine

Michael O’Flaherty says situation of Travellers in Ireland among the worst across the EU

Helen Dixon’s office investigating allegations Facebook ‘bypassed the GDPR’

Case initiated in the High Court over ‘disproportionate’ penalties on company

Irish unit estimated it would be fined up to €250m by DPC for privacy breaches

Report says Irish data protection watchdog failing to take action against US tech giants

The €225m is unlikely to reach State coffers in time for the 2023 – or even the 2024 – budget

Employees who refuse to get vaccine may be taken off payroll, Isme says

Oireachtas Justice Committee calls for DPC to be tougher and more transparent

Seen & Heard: TikTok’s Dublin campus, Facebook’s first refusal, and a data protection stand-off

Approach seen as desire to establish if there is appetite among ‘INM 19’ for settlement

Helen Dixon’s European counterparts argue proposed fine of up to €50m is too small

Commission has a poor understanding of the GDPR, critics tell an Oireachtas committee

Accountability unit will initially operate virtually, offering tours from June 2021

Austrian privacy campaigner says approach is ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’

Helen Dixon says app’s Chinese engineers may be accessing EU personal data

Maintenance and AI engineers in China may be accessing data, watchdog warns

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon ‘excited’ about pipeline of tech rulings

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Privacy regulator says data breach notifications rose 10 per cent to 6,628 last year

Witnesses’ access to accounts among problems that are ‘hard to unpick’, says data regulator

Coronavirus meant the end for many firms, while others adapted and prospered

Social media firm is first big tech company to be penalised under EU’s GDPR rules