27 April 2021 (updated with video on 17 May 2021) The Oireachtas Justice Committee will tonight hear that the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has failed to enforce the GDPR, creating an acute risk for democracy. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ …
This note examines Google’s planned advertising system, and highlights privacy, data protection, and competition questions. Author: Dr Johnny Ryan In January 2020 Google announced that it was considering a major change in how its online advertising system operates.[1] Hidden machines …
The Commission must be extended until such time as the Data Protection Commission and any other body has concluded investigations into the legality of the destruction of audio recordings of testimonies given to the Confidential Committee.Survivors have been asking for …
Listen to an audio version of this ICCL story (or download audio)9 February 2021 ICCL investigation reveals years of delays to major ICT overhaul intended to enable the Irish Data Protection Commission to enforce the GDPR.Documents obtained by ICCL under …
4 February 2021 The EU’s Parliamentary Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), composed of over 50 MEPs, has prepared a hard-hitting motion against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), calling on the European Commission to launch an …
This note makes public a letter to the Irish Government describing how Ireland is being sidestepped as a regulatory center. EU Member States are sidestepping Ireland to enforce the GDPR. This threatens Ireland’s position in the global digital economy. It also …
ICCL writes to the European Parliament and to the European Commission to highlight loopholes in the proposed Digital Markets Act. On 15 December 2020 the European Commission published a proposal for a Digital Markets Act, intended to correct digital market problems. These …
15 December 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said it is disappointing that the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) chose to fine Twitter a meagre amount for a serious breach of data rights under the General Data Protection …
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD-GBA) has found serious GDPR infringements in the system Google and others use to legitimise online tracking. The system behind nearly all of the consent messages that pop up on screens in Europe has been found to infringe the GDPR. The APD-GBA is the lead enforcer on this issue for the EU.
This note summarizes findings of an investigation by the GDPR supervisory authority with responsibility for the IAB in Europe. 16 October 2020 The Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD-GBA) has conducted an investigation of the IAB and its Transparency and Consent Framework …
