# Privacy
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Last year
2023
Safety Concerns
Politicians back calls to stop publishing election candidates' home addresses
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9.1k
Aug 1st 2023, 6:23 PM
data concern
London City Hall bans TikTok on devices over security concerns
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5.0k
Mar 25th 2023, 3:14 PM
All time
Privacy
EU court rules Google must delete inaccurate search information if proven wrong
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7.9k
Dec 8th 2022, 2:48 PM
Privacy
DPC proposes 'range of fines' on Irish TikTok operation for its processing of children's data
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5.0k
Nov 24th 2022, 11:15 AM
Associated Newspapers
Six UK public figures suing publisher of Daily Mail over alleged spying
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20.7k
Oct 6th 2022, 8:38 PM
group chat
People will be able to leave WhatsApp groups without alerting others under new privacy update
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30.3k
Aug 9th 2022, 8:37 AM
Court
WhatsApp Ireland allowed to challenge €225m GDPR fine in High Court
11.5k
Nov 8th 2021, 4:59 PM
Email Addresses
Department apologises after 'careless' data breach of people attending mother and baby home redress meetings
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21.6k
Mar 25th 2021, 4:12 PM
tagged
$650 million settlement approved in privacy lawsuit against Facebook
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25.2k
Feb 27th 2021, 12:32 PM
WhatsApp
WhatsApp to roll-out in-app banner in bid to help explain privacy update after concerns raised
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27.9k
Feb 18th 2021, 10:41 PM
Privacy
Meghan Markle wins privacy claim against Mail On Sunday over letter to her father
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25.7k
Feb 11th 2021, 5:27 PM
privacy vs free services
WhatsApp reassures users of privacy as people flock to Signal and Telegram
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43.8k
Jan 14th 2021, 7:47 AM
Instagram
Data Protection Commission investigating Instagram over handling of children's personal data
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12.4k
Oct 19th 2020, 4:11 PM
Privacy
Concerns over Google Play Services reignited over Covid apps but HSE warns against conflating issues
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30.8k
Jul 23rd 2020, 11:01 AM
Voices
Opinion: Ireland is in prime position to hold social networks to account - and we must
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7.0k
Jul 10th 2020, 1:00 PM
Data
HSE's contact tracing app will be wound down in 90 days if it's deemed ineffective
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15.0k
Jun 26th 2020, 3:50 PM
Privacy
HSE suspends practice of notifying some employers of Covid test results before informing employees
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47.9k
Updated
May 19th 2020, 9:34 PM
Cardiff
World's first legal challenge over police use of facial recognition tech to be taken to appeals court
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16.4k
Nov 20th 2019, 3:15 PM
message encryption
Facebook warned that new privacy rules could aid terrorism and child abuse
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11.6k
Oct 4th 2019, 11:37 AM
Clear history
Facebook launches new privacy tool to limit data-scraping from third-party websites and apps
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8.0k
Aug 21st 2019, 9:18 AM
Facebook
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from Messenger users
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24.2k
Aug 14th 2019, 10:32 PM
direct provision
'A gross violation': Asylum seekers say post is being opened without consent
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39.3k
Aug 4th 2019, 6:30 AM
Social Media
Facebook set for $5 billion fine in the US over privacy and data protection failings
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7.4k
Jul 13th 2019, 8:10 AM
Privacy
Cliff Richard launches campaign calling for anonymity for sexual offence suspects
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37.3k
Jul 1st 2019, 1:28 PM
Startups and tech
Privacy champion Johnny Ryan is on a mission to clean up 'dirty adtech'
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297
Jun 27th 2019, 10:19 AM
Privacy
La Liga fined €250,000 for accessing users' microphones and locations on its smartphone app
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3.8k
Jun 12th 2019, 1:54 PM
Breach
Tens of thousands of Irish users' emails and phone numbers were exposed in last year's Facebook hack
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17.0k
May 19th 2019, 12:15 AM
FAKE NEWS
'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies
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12.7k
Feb 18th 2019, 8:23 AM
Privacy
Apple fixes bug that allowed FaceTime users to listen to a person before they answer call
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7.0k
Feb 1st 2019, 3:51 PM
Apple
Bug allows Facetime users to listen to and, in some cases, watch a person before they answer call
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11.5k
Jan 29th 2019, 8:37 AM
Data Protection
Employee seen taking breaks on CCTV used in 'Isis' graffiti investigation had rights breached, court told
21.5k
Dec 6th 2018, 4:26 PM
Transport
Union fears privatisation as Bus Éireann routes 101, 101x and 133 to be put out to tender
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20.4k
Dec 3rd 2018, 8:00 PM
Hand it over
'Unjustified invasion of privacy': New Zealand customs given power to demand access to your device
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28.5k
Oct 3rd 2018, 10:00 PM
fire in the hole
Facebook says that up to 50 million of its accounts have been breached
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27.0k
Sep 28th 2018, 7:11 PM
location history
Google records people's movements even when told not to
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22.1k
Aug 14th 2018, 3:01 PM