Will the UK get an adequacy decision post-Brexit

In a letter to the European Parliament dated 15 June 2020, Andrea Jelinek, chair, European [...]

Facebook issued with a preliminary order by the DPC

On the 9th September 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has reportedly issued a preliminary order instructing Facebook [...]

Discussion Points Post CJEU Schrems II Ruling

Enhanced EU-US Privacy Shield Due to the decision by the CJEU on 16th July 2020, [...]

CJEU Ruling On Schrems II

Two of the most important international privacy cases in recent history arose from a complaint [...]

Background to CJEU Ruling on Schrems I

(To Be Read in conjunction CJEU Ruling on Schrems II Article) The European Data Protection [...]

Open Inquiries Per Data Protection Commission 2019 Annual Report

As at 31st December 2019, the DPC had 70 statutory inquiries on hand, including 18 [...]

Tusla the child and family agency

On 17th May 2020, Tusla became the first organisation in Ireland to be fined for [...]