Fancy overseeing whether Big Tech is playing by European Union privacy rules? The Irish government has posted job ads for two additional commissioners to lead the Data Protection Commission (DPC), ...

The Irish DPC has launched a fresh probe into TikTok over EU user data transfers to China. This follows conflicting claims by TikTok and a previous €530M fine. The investigation will assess GDPR ...

Meta also argues that the relevant State watchdog, the Data Protection Commission (DPC), acted outside its powers by widening its investigation, ...

Facebook is seeking a judicial review against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) after receiving a preliminary order from the privacy watchdog to suspend its data transfers to the US. The ...

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has been fined €17m ($19m) by Ireland’s data regulator. The decision by the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) was based on the results of an inquiry into twelve ...

Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Twitter €450,000 (~$550,000) for failing to notify the DPC of a breach within the 72-hour timeframe imposed by European Union's General Data Protection ...

The Data Protection Commission of Ireland, working as the government's watchdog, is now being sued for alleged years of inaction over complaints regarding "largest data breach ever." Per the lawsuit, ...

A report by the lead data watchdog for a large number of tech giants operating in Europe shows a significant increase in privacy complaints and data breach notifications since the region’s updated ...

Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), which is responsible for regulating big tech companies with headquarters in Ireland, has called for objective metrics to measure the effectiveness of ...

Co-commissioner Dr Des Hogan said that the DPC is seen as a ‘respected and outward looking regulator’ thanks to the leadership of former commissioner Helen Dixon. The Irish Data Protection Commission ...