25 November 2022 On 23 November 2022 ICCL signed a joint letter to Minister for Jusitce, Helen McEntee TD, outlining our concerns over the government’s ongoing plans to legislate for and deploy policing facial recognition technologies (FRT).
Once-in-a-generation moment to protect U.S. Privacy
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering new privacy rules to protect Internet users against tracking. The ICCL/Open Markets/TACD submission reveals the impact of tracking-based online advertising to enable the FTC to act.
Unsealed court documents reveal data anarchy at Meta
ICCL letter to European Commission highlights new material about Meta’s internal data systems, and how Meta infringes the DMA & GDPR.
Tesco barring store entry to people who refuse club cards
We are concerned that Tesco, a major grocery chain, is barring entry to its stores to people unless they download Tesco’s loyalty app or have subscribed to its loyalty scheme. ICCL has written to Tesco’s CEO challenging the legality of this action.
An Garda Síochána unlawfully retains files on innocent people who it has already cleared of producing or sharing of child sex abuse material
Data of people posting innocuous images or videos, such as children playing on a beach, unlawfully kept in a net of surveillance and suspicion with no cause
Little evidence from European Commission that it properly monitored Ireland’s application of the GDPR
The European Commission has presented little evidence to the EU Ombudsman that it is keeping an eye on how Ireland polices Big Tech.
New liability rules on product and AI are encouraging but need improvement
Updated product liability and AI liability rules are a step in the right direction. But they don’t go far enough.
DPC problems are not due to Irish legislation, ICCL tells EU Parliament LIBE Committee & Oireachtas Justice Committee
ICCL has written to the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament and Senate) Justice Committee, and MEPs from the European Parliament Justice Committee, about the LIBE mission to Dublin to investigate Ireland’s application of the GDPR.
Remarks on €405 million fine imposed on Instagram
It is clear from other data protection authorities examination of the DPC’s work that there are problems, but the DPC has succeeded in forcing Instagram to fix a problem that had exposed children to risk for years. We applaud it for doing so.
Landmark GDPR decision against “consent” spam to be heard at Europe’s highest court
The Brussels Court of Appeal dismisses various IAB Europe procedural grounds of appeal and agrees to refer our preliminary questions to the European Court of Justice.
Class action against Oracle’s worldwide surveillance machine
Oracle claims to have amassed dossiers on 5 billion people, and generates $42.4 billion in annual revenue. ICCL’s Dr Johnny Ryan is a lead plaintiff in a new U.S. class action to stop its global surveillance machine.
Two additional Data Protection Commissioners are welcome. But an independent review and other reforms are needed.
ICCL welcomes the Government’s decision to appoint two additional Data Protection Commissioners. We have repeatedly called for this measure and believe it may strengthen the Data Protection Commission (DPC); but this decision must be supported by other key reforms including an independent review.
EU Ombudsman is not satisfied with EU Commission answers to ICCL’s complaint about enforcement of data rights
19 July 2022 In a letter today to EU Commission President von der Leyen, the EU Ombudsman has said that the Commission’s June 2022 reply to inquiries arising from an ICCL complaint to the Ombudsman are not satisfactory. The complaint …
Why the data retention bill is so problematic
06 July 2022 ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to all members of the Oireachtas to outline our serious concerns regarding the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) bill 2022. These are our main concerns: The bill will permit rolling …
Ireland’s lax data protection enforcement may deprive digital sector of US data
Senior U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to protect American citizens’ data from being processed in countries with lax data protection enforcement. This threatens Ireland’s digital sector.
Expert Letter to Oireachtas Cabinet Members: Policing FRT
20 June 2022 In relation to recent proposals for policing facial recognition technology in Ireland, experts from UCD, ICCL, Maynooth and UCC sent the following document to Oireachtas cabinet members today, June 20, 2022. We states that concerns regarding mass …
New Report on Civil and Political Rights in Ireland
6 June 2022 ICCL has just submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee, which will be examining civil and political rights in Ireland from 4-7 July 2022. We find gaps under the Right to Life, Freedom from Torture …
Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: The right to privacy in the digital age
ICCL, along with 14 other organisations in the International Network for Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO), has made a submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to privacy in the digital age. This includes addressing recent …
Garda use of Facial Recognition Technology poses extreme risk to human rights
25 May 2022 ICCL strongly opposes the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) for law enforcement and in public spaces. In our submission to the Oireachtas on the Garda Digital Recordings Bill ICCL has already called for a ban on the police …
ICCL report on the scale of Real-Time Bidding data broadcasts in the U.S. and Europe
New report: the $127 billion “Real-Time Bidding” online ad industry tracks & shares what people view online, and their locations, 178 Trillion times a year in the U.S. & Europe.