Next week The Irish High Court will hear a case taken by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) against the Data Protection Commission (DPC). ICCL alleges that the DPC has failed to protect people against the biggest data breach ever recorded: Google’s “Real-Time Bidding” online advertising system.
Last-minute Government amendment seeks to muzzle DPC critics
ICCL calls on all parties in the Dáil to challenge this amendment when it comes before them for final debate.
Legal opinion: GDPR complainants’ rights as full parties to procedure
ICCL brings new complaint against the European Commission to the EU Ombudsman for 56 month GDPR monitoring data deficit
Statement on remarks by Data Protection Commissioner on RTE Six One News on 22 May 2023
ICCL responds to statement made on television news by Data Protection Commissioner
EU Big Tech enforcement reaches crisis point ahead of 5-year anniversary, says new ICCL data
Irish Data Protection Commission repeatedly overruled by EU colleagues, who demand tougher Big Tech sanctions
5 years: GDPR’s crisis point — ICCL’s 2023 GDPR report
Five years after the GDPR, Europe remains unable to police how Big Tech uses our data.
New ICCL complaint against European Commission at EU Ombudsman
ICCL brings new complaint against the European Commission to the EU Ombudsman for 56 month GDPR monitoring data deficit
Lessons of EU tech regulation shared with Australian Senate
Lessons of EU’s Big Tech enforcement failure shared with Australian Senate inquiry by ICCL
Europe-wide overhaul of GDPR monitoring triggered by ICCL
Following action by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), the European Commission will start regularly checking the progress of all “large-scale” cases across the EU.
EU Ombudsman’s decision
After a year-long inquiry, the EU Ombudsman recommends that the European Commission should monitor stages of progress in every Big Tech case that the Irish Data Protection Commission is responsible for.