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December 14, 2020
Irish Data Protection Commission Guidance on Transfers of Personal Data from Ireland to the UK at the end of the Transition Period (11pm on 31 December 2020)
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/organisations/international-transfers/guidance-transfers-personal-data-ireland-uk-event-no-deal-brexit
October 8, 2020
DPC Cookie Use Enforcement Now Active!
Important now for website controllers to ensure their cookie/tracker compliance going forward. The DPC allowed 6 months to bring cookie READ MORE
July 13, 2020
DATA PROTECTION AND COVID-19
To say that the last few months has been extraordinary is somewhat of an understatement. Families, workers, businesses, organisations, Governments READ MORE
February 25, 2020
Data Protection Commission publishes 2019 Annual Report
Highlights of the 2019 Annual Report include: 7,215 complaints were received in 2019 representing a 75% increase on the total READ MORE
February 12, 2020
Some Links to help with Data Protection Compliance 2020
I have assembled some links from various regulators’ websites for your convenience. I hope they are helpful. Ireland Accountability: https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/blogs/operationalising-accountability-through-codes-conduct-and-certification READ MORE
December 17, 2019
Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data. A Guide.
As a first step in examining whether and how a controller processes personal data it is important to consider the READ MORE
November 5, 2019
Cloud and Contracts reminder from the DPC
The Irish Data Protection Commission has provided a helpful short guidance note about cloud services. …’A data controller must remain READ MORE
September 6, 2019
Raising a concern – evidence that may be required by the DPC | complaint
A helpful guide about lodging a concern or complaint with the DPC Main text from DPC website Access Requests There READ MORE
July 19, 2019
Useful DPC Case Study about Email Marketing | gdpr
1) Case Study 1 : Prosecution of Guerin Media Limited The DPC received unrelated complaints from three individuals about unsolicited marketing READ MORE
August 20, 2019
DPC Statement on Matters Pertaining to the Public Services Card
The following is a statement released by the Irish Data Protection Commission office about the use of the controversial Public READ MORE