Ireland
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...
Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations
Facebook has advised Ireland’s High Court that it can’t see how its services could operate at the European Union if authorities freeze its data transfer mechanics, the ...
Twitter privacy ruling delayed after dispute among EU regulators
Twitter had looked set to become the first big platform business to face a fine by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission under tough new EU data protection rules after it subm...
Blow for EU as Apple wins fight against $15 billion tax order
Apple has scored a major win as Europe’s second-highest court rejected an EU order for Apple to pay 13 billion euros (approximately $15 billion) in Irish back taxes, dealing ...
Crunch time for Apple in its fight against $15 billion EU tax order
Apple’s clash with EU regulators comes to a head today as Europe’s second-highest court rules on whether the company has to pay approximately $15 billion in Irish back ...
Republic of Ireland regulator reaches preliminary decision in Twitter privacy probe
Twitter may be the first big technology firm to face a fine by the EU’s lead regulator under the region’s tougher data protection rules after it submitted a preliminary...
Irish regulator questions Apple over recordings
The Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), Apple’s main regulator in the EU, has said it was in contact with the company after a whistle-blower calle...
Ireland should consider forcing Google and Facebook to pay media for content – PM
The government of the Republic of Ireland should consider copying Australia’s plan to force Facebook and Google to share advertising revenue with local media, Prime Minister ...
Republic of Ireland to roll out voluntary phone tracker app to tackle coronavirus
The Republic of Ireland’s government is to roll out a voluntary phone-tracking app to alert users if someone they have been in contact with develops COVID-19, its health serv...