Data & Security

Government move to force stopgap data retention and amendment that could gag discussion on complaints prolong history of State bungling on data protection

Only 20 per cent of sector said they were “very aware” of the measures needed

Complainants to Commission could face €5,000 fine for disclosing ‘confidential’ information to media or other third parties

No evidence data has been leaked on dark web yet, says hairdresser chain

Less than half of business leaders say their company is ‘adequately prepared’ for cybersecurity breach

With a war being waged on end-to-end encryption, here are ways to keep your communications under wraps

Plan is to roll out courses across the country over coming years

Company demanded and retained personal information from children under 13 years of age in defiance of online privacy law

State-sponsored group has been targetting range of organisations, from telecommunications to transportation hubs

Company says state has trampled free-speech rights based on misguided view of security threat

Ireland’s data protection watchdog again has to be forced into tougher measures against Big Tech wrongdoing

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

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

Information is the lifeblood of enterprise, and the failure to introduce a clear regulatory system is damaging the health of trade worth more than €1 trillion

Take your time and be sceptical of anything that comes as a surprise or from a site you do not recognise

Italy’s data protection authority said OpenAI unlawfully collected personal data from users

Cybersecurity company raised €12m in funding in February

Irish business conned out €8m by fraudsters in 2022

Improper use of personal information for advertising purposes occurred in 2010 and 2020

The biggest attack on a health system anywhere hastened the demise of the Conti group of hackers

Chinese-owned social media app is facing pressure from governments worldwide

District Court will need an estimated four days a week to hear Garda applications to retain/access phone metadata

Attack compromised data of about 70,000 Centric patients

Move comes as western governments express security concerns over use of Chinese-owned app

Process was intended to be completed early in the new year

A ransomware attack on an Irish-based firm has caused havoc in commodities markets

Two-hour conversation with journalist raises concerns about AI’s capabilities, as chatbot says it ‘wants to be human’

Fear that Ireland at risk of becoming a ‘haven’ for companies involved in the sale of spyware to countries with a history of human rights abuses

Regulation of GDPR rules has become a political, legal and cultural tug of war

Irish privacy campaigners made complaint to European Ombudsman over Ireland’s adherence to GDPR

Thousands of users had reported disruption in services

Irish regulator instructed to revise ruling by European data body

Irish data protection authorities accounted for a third of that figure, report says

Data Protection Commission stance may have deprived the Irish exchequer of multibillion windfall, critics say

Europe’s senior regulator critical of data protection commission over data collection investigation

Password hacking and phishing seen among leading threats

Facebook and Instagram not entitled to rely on legal basis currently used to justify data collection under GDPR, says Irish regulator

If adopted by Data Protection Commission, the rulings could upturn Facebook owner’s tailored advertising model

Act would require digital systems with sensitive information or critical functions to carry a CE quality mark. Surprisingly, there has been little public comment by industry

Investigation centred on allegations by 40 states that the search giant illegally tracked users’ locations