The Data Lex Blog
June 7, 2019
Data Protection Commission reflects on the first year of the GDPR | data protection
Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, today marked the first anniversary of the application of the General Data Protection Regulation READ MORE
May 2, 2019
Taking photos at school events and data protection | DATA PROTECTION
The Data Protection Commission has provided some useful guidance about taking photographs in a school setting. Check out the link READ MORE
April 2, 2019
BREXIT and Irish Guidance for Personal Data Flows
The Irish Government has published guidance for companies using UK cloud services, in particular, HR and client marketing lists. Read READ MORE
March 1, 2019
The controversial tech used to predict problems before they happen!
An article serving to remind organisations of the merits of ensuring that algorithms or any automated processing they use do READ MORE
February 14, 2019
Brexit and information flows in Northern Ireland
I attended the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast yesterday. A well-attended and run READ MORE
January 10, 2019
DPC issues important message on personal data transfers to and from the UK in event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit | Brexit
An important update from the Data Protection Commission Office regarding data transfers and Brexit https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/latest-news/dpc-issues-important-message-personal-data-transfers-and-uk-event-no-deal
December 6, 2018
Data Protection Forum Meeting
My first meeting at Data Protection Forum http://www.dpforum.org.uk/ in London earlier this week. Excellent speakers and a room full of READ MORE
November 8, 2018
The UK CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER PUBLISHES A HELPFUL REPORT
‘Our data footprints are getting bigger and bigger. This is true for all of us. But the difference for READ MORE
October 24, 2018
The role of a DPO
The Irish Data Protection Commission sets a clear description of a Data Protection Officer… ‘The Data Protection Officer (DPO) role READ MORE