Can tech executives be held responsible for what happens on their platforms?
Indictment of Telegram founder Pavel Durov raises the stakes in evolving debate over responsibility for online content
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Q&A: How will gardaí be able to demand passwords in investigations?
New Bill gives gardaí power to compel suspects reveal passwords to digital devices
‘Extraordinarily invasive’: Concerns over proposals to allow Garda demand passwords
Suspects who refuse to give passwords for digital devices face up to five years in prison
State going ‘too far, too fast’ with online safety legislation
Irish Council for Civil Liberties says media Bill will restrict speech not currently illegal
Thousands urged to sue Facebook in mass action over leaked data
Digital Rights Ireland to take case against tech giant on behalf of social media site’s users
Concern over Graham Dwyer phone records case a crisis of State’s own making
Net Results: Government has known data retention framework is unlawful for years
HSE reveals key documents ahead of Covid-19 tracker app
Smartphone app’s Bluetooth function will be used to assist with the contact tracing effort
Lack of transparency will ‘damage uptake’ of contact tracing app
HSE to launch pilot version of app but concerns grow over personal data storage
Dwyer referral could delay 2,000 abuse investigations
Garda source describes decision as among worst possible outcome for such inquiries
Quizzes, influencers, IRA memes: How Election 2020 was won online
Online culture has reshaped the political landscape, but the quality of information varies
Hundreds of online child abuse investigations on hold pending Dwyer ruling
Gardaí cannot obtain mobile data warrants as a result of High Court decision last year
DNA collection firm focus of data protection inquiry
Scrutiny of Genomics Medicine Ireland processing of Irish genetic data under way
Public Services Card debacle headed for legal slapdown at our expense
Ireland has been here before, and it seems the State took nothing from the lesson
State could face legal action over public services card controversy
Data Protection Commissioner’s report found documentation retention unlawful
GDPR one year on: No fines but considerable amounts of dread
Big tech braces for first penalties from Irish regulator under sweeping EU privacy rules
Has your phone secretly recorded your conversations? Mine has
But the recordings aren’t used to serve you ads. The industry has better ways of doing that
Judgment unlikely to lead to Graham Dwyer’s freedom
Ruling on use of phone metadata could severely impact gangland investigations
Judge says need to revise law on phone and internet records ‘urgent’
Report warns of difficult legal position due to previous rulings that retention is illegal
Department seeks tender to monitor social media for ‘keywords’
Privacy experts concerned about ‘chilling effect’ if people’s online activity is recorded
Privacy group alleges ‘grave breach’ of data regulation
Digital Rights Ireland concerned over manner of changes to privacy statement
Is it legal to record someone without their consent?
'Doing an Omarosa' is as easy as opening an app. But are you breaking the law?
Minister for Justice to ‘consider’ competition watchdog phone-tap request
White-collar crime investigations should have communications access, watchdog says
Fit for purpose? Can the data regulator handle GDPR
Helen Dixon says her office needs to at least double to cope with its expected workload
Is your personal data safe at work?
Alleged breach raises serious questions about freedom of the press, says legal expert
Digital world blatantly ignoring individuals’ rights
WWW has shifted away from opportunities of World Wide Web into the World Wild West
Change to data protection Bill may cause child protection issues
Senator has ‘serious concern’ over amendment to extend definition of public bodies
Steps finally being taken to change shameful data retention law
Indiscriminate surveillance trampled on privacy rights of ordinary citizens for years
Data commissioner welcomes ‘critical’ €4m budget rise
Concern office still underfunded ahead of EU law change while researchers get extra €7m
State’s approach to data privacy is a national scandal
So deep are the problems that actions for damages may be brought and convictions quashed
Ireland must learn from UK data protection and ID disasters
Ditching of costly databases in UK suggests more care needed with public services card
Public Services Card reveals State ignorance of data privacy issues
Net Results: Government must be aware of citizen rights when drafting database plans
Legal case for implementing class action options on data law
Caseload over any large-scale data breach would dwarf VW emissions court time
State ‘on collision course’ with EU court over data sharing
Final submission to Oireachtas committee on proposed Bill to implement EU regulation
Ex-justice minister Michael McDowell ‘opposed national ID card’
Civil liberties watchdog calls for clarity on whether Government intends to introduce compulsory identity card
Privacy campaigners concerned over ‘national ID card by stealth’
Public Services Card will be required for passport and drivers licence applicants
Passport applicants will have to have State’s public services card
Paschal Donohoe says rise in terrorism requires ‘robust’ verification of identity
Lackadaisical approach to data privacy cannot last
European Court of Justice insistent that citizens are entitled to privacy protections
Extension of surveillance law ‘doomed to failure’
Experts say State must address issues with current legislation before introducing new Bill
Ruling on Microsoft’s Irish emails unlikely until July
Landmark case could have huge implications for privacy rights in the digital age
Phone tapping law assessments marked by brief reports
Judges designated to oversee operation ofregulations in Ireland write one-page reports
Conor Lally: Data retention laws struck down across Europe
Legislation found to be unconstitutional or contrary to fundamental rights
Employers can read office hours messages sent by workers - court
Company within its rights to read messages sent by employee during work, ECHR says
Challenge to State’s data retention law returns to court
Digital Rights Ireland action questions law requiring records be kept for two years
Time is of the essence at Web Summit panels
Society Stage panels are generally given 35 to 45 minutes and the value of that extra time shows
Ashley Madison: Private data on State sites may be ‘less secure’
Chair of Digital Rights Ireland says registering on adultery site not illegal
Government forum to discuss increasing use of personal data
Apple, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook all have representatives in the new forum
Social media being increasingly used by police, conference told
Gathering explores drone technology, mobile phone video and privacy issues
Surveillance by a Government-sponsored secret system
Recent provision for in-camera courts on wiretapping may violate European law
State sanctions phone and email tapping
Companies that object to order could be brought before private ‘in camera’ court
People power needed to stop wiretapping by governments
Britain has notoriously lax legislation around data protection and surveillance
Government accused of cowardice over tapping of cables
'Will the Government continue to award contracts to firms that have been complicit with the UK government in spying on our conversations?'
Time to pay attention to those cookies
We may be too quick to dismiss pop-ups and ignore website policies
Dublin industrial estate centre of global privacy debate
US judge rules that Microsoft hand over data stored in Ireland to authorities
Data protection laws under strain
Why the Sate is struggling to keep up with privacy breaches that are becoming the norm in people’s digital lives
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