# Privacy
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This month
April 2024
incognito
Google agrees to delete billions of user records collected in Chrome private browsing mode
2 Apr
27.5k
19
Last year
2023
Safety Concerns
Politicians back calls to stop publishing election candidates' home addresses
1 Aug 2023
9.1k
37
All time
Privacy
EU court rules Google must delete inaccurate search information if proven wrong
8 Dec 2022
7.9k
5
Privacy
DPC proposes 'range of fines' on Irish TikTok operation for its processing of children's data
24 Nov 2022
5.0k
0
Associated Newspapers
Six UK public figures suing publisher of Daily Mail over alleged spying
6 Oct 2022
20.7k
6
group chat
People will be able to leave WhatsApp groups without alerting others under new privacy update
9 Aug 2022
30.3k
15
Email Addresses
Department apologises after 'careless' data breach of people attending mother and baby home redress meetings
25 Mar 2021
21.6k
12
WhatsApp
WhatsApp to roll-out in-app banner in bid to help explain privacy update after concerns raised
18 Feb 2021
27.9k
24
Privacy
Meghan Markle wins privacy claim against Mail On Sunday over letter to her father
11 Feb 2021
25.7k
27
privacy vs free services
WhatsApp reassures users of privacy as people flock to Signal and Telegram
14 Jan 2021
43.8k
46
Instagram
Data Protection Commission investigating Instagram over handling of children's personal data
19 Oct 2020
12.4k
4
Privacy
Concerns over Google Play Services reignited over Covid apps but HSE warns against conflating issues
23 Jul 2020
30.8k
106
Voices
Opinion: Ireland is in prime position to hold social networks to account - and we must
Paul Tweed
10 Jul 2020
7.0k
15
Data
HSE's contact tracing app will be wound down in 90 days if it's deemed ineffective
26 Jun 2020
15.0k
13
Privacy
HSE suspends practice of notifying some employers of Covid test results before informing employees
Updated
19 May 2020
47.9k
54
Cardiff
World's first legal challenge over police use of facial recognition tech to be taken to appeals court
20 Nov 2019
16.4k
1
message encryption
Facebook warned that new privacy rules could aid terrorism and child abuse
4 Oct 2019
11.6k
15
Clear history
Facebook launches new privacy tool to limit data-scraping from third-party websites and apps
21 Aug 2019
8.0k
20
Facebook
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from Messenger users
14 Aug 2019
24.2k
18
direct provision
'A gross violation': Asylum seekers say post is being opened without consent
4 Aug 2019
39.3k
5
Social Media
Facebook set for $5 billion fine in the US over privacy and data protection failings
13 Jul 2019
7.4k
36
Privacy
Cliff Richard launches campaign calling for anonymity for sexual offence suspects
1 Jul 2019
37.3k
64
Startups and tech
Privacy champion Johnny Ryan is on a mission to clean up 'dirty adtech'
27 Jun 2019
298
0
Privacy
La Liga fined €250,000 for accessing users' microphones and locations on its smartphone app
12 Jun 2019
3.8k
1
Breach
Tens of thousands of Irish users' emails and phone numbers were exposed in last year's Facebook hack
19 May 2019
17.0k
26
FAKE NEWS
'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies
18 Feb 2019
12.7k
16
Privacy
Apple fixes bug that allowed FaceTime users to listen to a person before they answer call
1 Feb 2019
7.0k
0
Apple
Bug allows Facetime users to listen to and, in some cases, watch a person before they answer call
29 Jan 2019
11.5k
12
Data Protection
Employee seen taking breaks on CCTV used in 'Isis' graffiti investigation had rights breached, court told
6 Dec 2018
21.5k
Transport
Union fears privatisation as Bus Éireann routes 101, 101x and 133 to be put out to tender
3 Dec 2018
20.4k
58
Hand it over
'Unjustified invasion of privacy': New Zealand customs given power to demand access to your device
3 Oct 2018
28.5k
44