This submission assesses four areas of the Bill where the ICCL considers that privacy rights may be most at risk: blanket retention; retention periods; disclosure of data; and, oversight and remedy. In the analysis, particular reference is made to Article 8 (right to private life) of the ECHR. Further effect was given to the ECHR in Irish law under the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003.

This submission assesses four areas of the Bill where the ICCL considers that privacy rights may be most at risk: blanket retention; retention periods; disclosure of data; and, oversight and remedy. In the analysis, particular reference is made to Article 8 (right to private life) of the ECHR. Further effect was given to the ECHR in Irish law under the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003.