On March 19, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Authority published guidance to assist organizations in understanding their data security obligations and to mitigate their risks of a personal data breach when using cloud-based services.
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The Global Privacy Assembly Approves Data Sharing to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic
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On March 17, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly issued a statement giving their support to the sharing of personal data by organizations and governments for the purposes of fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Advocate General Upholds Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses in Schrems II Case
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On December 19, 2019, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down his opinion in the so-called “Schrems II” case.
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The Schrems Saga Continues: Schrems II Case Heard Before the CJEU
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On July 9, 2019, the hearing in the so-called Schrems II case (case C-311/18) took place at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. This blog entry provides highlights from the hearing, and also discusses the potential impact of the CJEU’s judgment in the case in the EU data protection landscape.
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Irish Data Protection Commissioner Appointed to Second Term
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On May 27, 2019, the Irish government announced that Helen Dixon, who currently serves as Irish Data Protection Commissioner, was appointed to a second five-year term in her position. Her reappointment was approved by a May 27 Cabinet vote. …
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GPEN and National DPAs Publish Sweep Results on Privacy Accountability
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On March 5, 2019, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network published the results of its 2018 intelligence gathering operation on organizations’ data privacy accountability practices. This blog entry provides highlights on the results.
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Irish DPC Issues Preliminary Guidance on Data Transfers in the Event of a “No Deal” Brexit
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On December 21, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission published preliminary guidance on data transfers to and from the UK in the event of a “no deal” Brexit.
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Supreme Court of Ireland to Review Facebook Privacy Case
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On July 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ireland granted Facebook, Inc.’s leave to appeal a lower court’s ruling sending a privacy case to the Court of Justice of the European Union. In granting Facebook leave to appeal, the Supreme Court noted that “[i]t is in the interest of justice” that the Court hear its arguments. The hearing will take place within the next five months. …
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Irish Data Protection Bill in Final Committee Stage Before the Irish Legislature
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On May 16, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Bill 2018 entered the final committee stage in the lower house and principal chamber of the Irish legislature. The Bill was passed by the upper house of the legislature at the end of March 2018.
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Advocate General Rejects Facebook’s Claim of Sole Irish Jurisdiction in EU
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On October 24, 2017, an opinion issued by the EU’s Advocate General Bot rejected Facebook’s assertion that its EU data processing activities fall solely under the jurisdiction of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner. The opinion relates to the CJEU case C-210/16, under which the German courts sought to clarify whether the DPA in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein could take action against Facebook regarding its use of web tracking technologies on a German education provider’s fan page without first providing notice. …
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