Europe’s top court rules that IAB Europe is responsible under the GDPR for the “TCF” consent spam popups that appear on almost every website.
ICCL and DRI present to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on Draft General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023
13 February 2024 ICCL Senior Policy Officer Olga Cronin, along with our colleagues at Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on the Draft General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023. …
ICCL recommendations in European Parliament text on the Health Data Space
29 November 2023Following months of negotiations, the lead committees in the European Parliament voted on a compromise text of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) yesterday. This draft text will next be voted on by the entire European Parliament in …
ICCL and DRI welcome Justice Committee’s concerns about proposed EU law which could lead to mass surveillance of private messages and emails
The proposed EU law could mandate the monitoring of virtually all public and private digital communications
Problems with the secondary use of health data in the European Health Data Space
The proposed European Health Data Space has two problems related to the secondary use of health data. It is not specific about the legal basis and it allows for a broad range of health data uses that carry risks to …
ICCL highlights concerns over proposed Garda use of Facial Recognition Technology
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).
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.
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 …
ICCL says vaccine passes not human rights compliant; calls for system to be scrapped
19 January 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on government to commit to ending the use of vaccine passports when it announces the phasing out of restrictions this week. ICCL has also written to NPHET saying …
ICCL writes to Minister for Health regarding the Covid vaccination/recovery certificate system
22 October 2021 ICCL has written to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly reiterating our firm opposition to the idea of a domesticvaccine passport system. We have been opposed to the system since March and our position remains the same: the …
Serious questions about proposal for extending and expanding Covid Pass system: ICCL
19 October 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the Government’s proposals to extend and expand the Covid Pass system give rise to serious human rights and equality concerns. The organisation says government needs to make several …
Europe’s Wild West: damning new stats on Big Tech in Ireland
ICCL report exposes a data free-for-all for companies like Google and Facebook 13 September 2021 Europe is unable to police how big tech firms use people’s data, and Ireland is Europe’s Wild West when it comes to data protection. That’s …
Justice Committee to hear of danger of electoral manipulation if DPC does not act
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’ …
Call for government to ban vaccine passports within Ireland
18 March 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has written to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, calling on him to consider rights before supporting the plan to bring in vaccine certificates for travel across the EU. …
Free expression concerns with Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
11 March 2021 Significant parts of the proposed new legislation on online safety may not meet human rights standards, says the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). The legislation proposes to restrict non-illegal speech online. However, the right to freedom …
Concern at growing use of unnecessary and possibly illegal Facial Recognition Technology
9 December 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said it extremely concerned about growing and unnecessary use of Facial Recognition Technology in Irish society. The statement comes on the back of news that the New Children’s Hospital …
Body-worn cameras for Gardaí would breach privacy and trust
Dublin, 31 October 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the use of body-worn cameras by An Garda Síochana is likely to breach privacy rights, affect a range of other rights and hinder community policing. In …
The human cost of surveillance tech
Tech Won’t Build It Ireland will host a Q&A session with our privacy and information rights expert, Elizabeth Farries. Where? at A4 Sounds, St Joseph’s Parade, Dublin 1. When? at 7pm on the 9 October. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-human-cost-of-surveillance-tech-qa-with-elizabeth-farries-iccl-tickets-74099273923 Liz will …
DPC report devastating for Government: ICCL
ICCL reacts to the Department of Social Protection release of the Public Services Card report
Behind the scenes at #TechForGood
Dublin, 4 September 2019 ICCL invited some of the world’s most exciting online activists to Ireland to talk to the bright sparks of Dublin’s tech industry about how to protect human rights during their work. Here’s some behind-the-scenes footage from …
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