All the updated news related to general data protection regulation

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Irish data protection watchdog defends handling of social media investigations

Ireland’s data protection watchdog has defended its stance and the pace of its investigations into breaches by social media giants. Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said the long-running criticisms are “becoming old news”. Ireland’s ...

15 Sept 2022 at 10:24

National News

Irish data protection watchdog defends handling of social media investigations

15 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Personal Finance

Experian ‘very pleased’ with outcome of appeal against ICO action

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said it will consider whether to appeal, following a ruling on its action to require Experian to change how it handle’s people’s personal data. The judgment supported aspects of the ...

20 Feb 2023 at 12:33

Ireland

WhatsApp fined 5.5m euro by Ireland’s data watchdog

WhatsApp has been fined more than five million euro by Ireland’s data watchdog over data protection breaches. The 5.5 million euro fine was imposed on WhatsApp Ireland by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaches of the ...

19 Jan 2023 at 15:20

City

Privacy watchdog sorry for saying ex-NatWest boss breached Nigel Farage’s rights

The privacy watchdog has apologised to former NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose for suggesting she broke privacy rules when discussing Nigel Farage with a journalist. The Information Commissioner’s Office said that it had not ...

06 Nov 2023 at 14:52

Kemi Badenoch to do ‘whatever it takes’ to deal with illegal Channel crossings

Kemi Badenoch has promised to do “whatever it takes to deal with the small boats issue” as she pitched controlling immigration at the centre of her campaign for the Tory leadership. It came with the former equalities ...

17 Jul 2022 at 05:09

Rishi Sunak targets scrapping EU laws in fresh pitch to Brexiteers

Rishi Sunak is pledging to scrap hundreds of remaining EU laws and regulations if he wins the race for the Tory crown in a fresh pitch to win over Brexiteers. The former chancellor has said, if elected, he would ...

17 Jul 2022 at 00:02

City

NHS trusts passed on private patient information to Facebook – report

NHS trusts shared the private information of patients with Facebook, an investigation by The Observer has revealed. A probe by the newspaper found a covert tracking tool was being used by the websites of 20 NHS ...

28 May 2023 at 06:53

World

Dutch watchdog fines Uber £245m over inadequate protection of drivers’ data

The Dutch data protection watchdog has slapped a 290 million euro (£245.5 million) fine on ride-hailing service Uber for allegedly transferring personal details of European drivers to the United States without ...

26 Aug 2024 at 11:03

World

Activist wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

The European Union’s top court has said social media company Meta cannot use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalised advertising under the bloc’s ...

04 Oct 2024 at 13:28

World

TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers

TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened the inquiry as a follow-up to a previous ...

10 Jul 2025 at 18:14

City

Meta to launch ad-free subscription to Facebook and Instagram in UK

Meta has unveiled plans to launch an ad-free subscription option for UK Facebook and Instagram users in the wake of a landmark privacy case. The US technology giant said UK users aged over 18 ...

26 Sept 2025 at 11:05

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