Irish Data Protection Commissioner Archives

The Irish Data Protection Act, Facebook & the Max Schrems cases

A guide to the Data Protection Commission’s role in investigation and enforcement of data protection rights under GDPR and the Data Protection Act (2018). In this paper, Noeleen Healy BL examines these legal issues in the context of the Max Schrems led cases against Facebook and takes a deep dive into how the Commission's [...]

GDPR Guide for Financial Services & Law Firms

Highly Sensitive Personal Data Compliance The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) which became law throughout the EU applies to all entities that process personal data. However law firms and financial services organisations who handle highly sensitive client information need to be extra vigilant in terms of their compliance or potentially risk heavy penalties. [...]