Ireland
Ireland nears Facebook decision key to EU-US data transfers
The Republic of Ireland’s data watchdog expects to consult fellow EU regulators in April on its investigation into Facebook’s data transfers, moving closer to a decisio...
Crypto exchange Binance says Ireland is part of its HQ plans
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance sees Ireland as part of its plans to establish a number of headquarters across the world, its Chief Executive Officer has told journalists.
EU lawmaker says US tech giants should be regulated where they are based
US tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said on Tuesday, knocki...
Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses
Ireland’s data privacy regulator on Friday said it had asked Facebook to demonstrate that an LED indicator light on the social media giant’s newly launched smart glasse...
Online payments business Stripe adds more jobs to Irish hub
Digital payments processor Stripe Inc will add hundreds of new engineering jobs in Dublin over the next three years, Americas most valuable technology start-up has said.
WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month, EU watchdog says
EU privacy watchdog EDPB gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook’s WhatsApp after its peers objected to its d...
After US push, EU pauses tax plan, but Ireland sticks to its guns
The European Union has agreed to delay a corporate tax plan for the bloc following pressure from the Biden-Harris administration and in a bid to facilitate a broader global tax dea...
TikTok tells employees to return to office for three days a week
Popular short-video app TikTok has told its employees that some will be offered the option to work remotely for up to two days a week after they return to office, according to an i...
EU court backs national data watchdog powers in blow to big tech
Europe’s top court has endorsed the power of national data watchdogs to pursue big tech firms even if they are not their lead regulators, in a setback for Silicon Valley comp...
Facebook faces prospect of ‘devastating’ data transfer ban after Irish ruling
Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court has ruled, raising the prospect of a stopp...
Ireland launches inquiry into Facebook after reports of data leak
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said it had launched an inquiry into Facebook Inc, after a dataset reported to contain personal data relating to some 533 million F...
Reporters without Borders sues Facebook over hate speech
Reporters Without Borders (aka RSF) has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France over hate speech and false information, the global media watchdog said in a statement.
Irish watchdog fines Twitter in landmark for EU data privacy regime
Ireland’s data regulator has fined Twitter 450,000 euros (approximately $547,000) to get a bug that made some personal tweets general public, the very first sanction from a m...
Facebook launches dating service in Europe
Facebook has said it is launching its own dating service in 32 European countries after the rollout was postponed earlier this season due to regulatory concerns.
Irish regulator probes handling of children’s data on Instagram
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two queries into Facebook after concerns were raised about the social system titans handling of children’s perso...
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