Top news of the week: 10.09.2022.
Instagram fined €405M for violating kids’ privacy
The fine is the third for a Meta-owned company handed down by the Irish regulator.
Ireland emerges as a cybersecurity leader with a strong R&D focus
As the volume and sophistication of cyberthreats continues to rise around the world, Ireland is emerging as a global cybersecurity leader. That’s largely due to our innovative and ...
The Irish Times view on Instagram and children’s rights: a dereliction of duty
It should not be necessary for inquiries under GDPR to guard against a cavalier attitude to child or adult privacy
Irish Data Protection Commissioner fines Instagram €405m
Social media giant ruled to have breached the privacy of children
UK data protection reform: How the UK GDPR may change
On 18 July 2022, the UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to Parliament for its first reading. Following the UK leaving the European Union in 2020, the ...
Instagram fined €405 million for GDPR violations
The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined social media platform Instagram €405 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Landmark GDPR decision against “consent” spam to be heard at Europe’s highest court
The Brussels Court of Appeal dismisses various IAB Europe procedural grounds of appeal and agrees to refer our preliminary questions to the European Court of Justice.