Unclear whether new law needed to protect against use of video recording to intimidate or harass, says civil liberties body
Charlie Flanagan urges use of existing legislation to prosecute people who film and harass politicians in public places
Charlie Flanagan urges use of existing legislation to prosecute people who film and harass politicians in public places
Complaint concerning processing of personal data was made by Irish Council for Civil Liberties senior fellow
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission accessed journalists’ phone records as part of investigations into gardaí, though journalists not accused of any wrongdoing
Irish Council for Civil Liberties says accessing by Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to identify sources raises serious concerns
Call made in joint statement by 30 civil organisations, including Irish Refugee Council and Focus Ireland
‘Supercab’ scheme based on system operated by UK police since 2015 receives mixed reception from road safety campaigners
‘Reckless and dangerous’ to ‘play politics’ with hate crime issue, says Travellers group
Report finds Irish nationals are more likely to be granted bail than those from outside the country
Gardaí challenge authors of report to produce examples and says it’s one of most trusted police forces worldwide
New report suggests lack of figures allows An Garda Síochana to claim there is no racial profiling in Ireland
‘Days of gardaí trawling through hours of footage’ should be over, Minister tells conference
Minister for Equality says proposal places obligation on State to strive to support care
Tanaiste disputes claim by Free Legal Advice Centres that ‘care’ amendment is sexist
Experts suggest a binding rule turning off algorithmic recommendations for young people by default
Risks of bringing in facial recognition technology for policing ‘too high’, civil liberties groups to tell politicians
European Commission contacted all large social media platforms, including X/Twitter, over disinformation in wake of Hamas attack on Israel
Constitutional law expert Dr Laura Cahilane said proposed amendment had ‘completely fudged’ opportunity
Some may welcome anything that can make policing easier, but others are likely to be wary of such technology in policy that could intrude on civil liberties
Gardaí must be held accountable when they use force, Irish Council for Civil Liberties says
Social media giant lodges application with Dublin City Council ‘for additional security and surveillance purposes’
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Arrests and convictions of six men over robbery in Co Kildare ‘one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in modern Irish history’
State controversially funded private sector initiative to leverage DNA samples from Irish people for profit
Claim by data protection activist Johnny Ryan that regulator failed to fully investigate complaint dismissed
Bank of Ireland error allowing customers to withdraw €1,000 from empty accounts viewed as ‘civil matter’
Google is a notice party to the proceedings
Case centres around complaint about ‘real-time bidding’ online advertising system used by Google and IAB
Courts with exceptional powers are mostly a feature of undemocratic countries, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin tells event
Karlin Lillington: Despite a lack of clear research on harm to children from social media, there can be an rush towards legal curbs
Data privacy campaigner concerned law permits Minister to get ‘mass surveillance’ orders after private court hearing
Government move to force stopgap data retention and amendment that could gag discussion on complaints prolong history of State bungling on data protection
Amendment will make disclosure of information deemed ‘confidential’ by Data Protection Commission an offence
Complainants to Commission could face €5,000 fine for disclosing ‘confidential’ information to media or other third parties
Goal of legislation will be safe and ethical use of facial-recognition technology to help faster investigation of serious crimes subject to maximum sentence of life imprisonment
One-third of Government-appointed review group believe the non-jury court is no longer justified
Public representatives and NGOs need time to analyse recommendations, says Irish Council for Civil Liberties
KPMG assessment finds series of risks associated with card used by 3.2m citizens
Data Protection Commission appears to interpret its mandate in a way that is sympathetic to the companies it regulates
Order to delete data processed and stored unlawfully in US could be more problematic for Facebook owner than fine of €1.2bn
Review may favour reform of non-jury court rather than abolition
GRA wants mandatory minimum sentences rather than two-year increase in maximum sentence options available to judges
One-stop shop places an unmanageable load on one small member state’s underfunded data regulator
Simon Harris says he intends to bring amendment to Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 at committee stage on use of facial recognition technology
Karlin Lillington: Any ‘smart’ present you give this Christmas means your or your gift recipient’s data will be gathered and sent back to the company
Changes could increase commission’s insight into Irish Data Protection Commission’s reporting
Irish Council for Civil Liberties tells Federal Trade Commission that ‘real-time bidding’ internet advertising exposes consumers to ‘significant injury’
Dublin group urges European Commission to act on Meta material from California legal case
Ireland might finally be making progress in meeting its obligations to people with disabilities, and to the United Nations
Clarity required on ways in which data recorded in cases where reported images are found to be innocent according to civil rights organisation
Fear, anxiety and depression common among those affected when members of their community targeted
Irish Council for Civil Liberties senior fellow, Johnny Ryan, is suing Oracle in a California court
UN human rights council is examining Ireland’s compliance with covenant on civil and political rights
Garda use of the technology ‘risks privacy breaches, potential discrimination and further violations of data protection law’ says ICCL
ICCL’s Johnny Ryan suing data watchdog over delay in handling his complaint
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