Tagged: Billy Hawkes & News
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European one-stop shop for privacy will rely on ‘consistency mechanism’ News
28.01.2013 Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes – who is working with Facebook to ensure the social network meets its global privacy obligations – said today that while the... -
Facebook turns off ‘Tag Suggest’ in EU, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner reveals News
21.09.2012 Facebook went beyond the initial recommendations of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) by turning off tag suggest/facial recognition features, Commissioner Billy Hawkes...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Security, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
The death of privacy News
24.05.2012 A better understanding of privacy is required at all levels of society, writes John Kennedy. He warns that 21st-century technology will stretch the limits and our notions of... -
Data Protection Commissioner to broach online privacy in public debate News
17.05.2012 Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes, who spearheaded the global audit of Facebook’s privacy measures, will be speaking at a public debate tomorrow night at...Categories: Web, Social Media, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Computers -
DPC investigated record number of data complaints in 2011 News
30.04.2012 The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC)’s office opened 1,161 complaints for investigation in 2011, a record number compared to its last milestone of 783 in 2010, according to... -
Ireland’s Facebook audit gives it privacy green light, but with conditions News
21.12.2011 Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has concluded his massive audit of Facebook – the biggest investigation in the agency’s history – and has cleared it of most charges....Categories: Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Media, Security, Social Media, Software & Web Development -
Healthcare sector urged to avoid further data leak gaffes News
14.11.2011 Professionals working in the healthcare sector have been urged to protect data to the point of destruction and avoid any more damaging and embarrassing leaks. -
Commissioner asks HSE to review records storage News
12.08.2011 Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes is asking the Health Service Executive (HSE) to review how it stores medical records after files were found in a bin outside a... -
Data Protection Commissioner sees rise in reported data breaches News
30.05.2011 Reported data breaches to the Data Protection Commissioner rose by 350pc in 2010, following the introduction of a more stringent code of practice in the middle of last year. -
Data Protection Commissioner asks Apple to explain iPhone tracker News
22.04.2011 The Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has called on Apple to explain why 3G iPhones and iPads track users’ locations without permission. -
Data Commissioner warns of fake Microsoft cold-calling scam News
28.01.2011 The Data Protection Commissioner and Microsoft Ireland are warning the public to be wary of a cold-calling scam from people claiming to be representing Microsoft. -
Data Commissioner warns politicians against sending unsolicited texts News
24.01.2011 The Data Protection Commission has cautioned political parties prior to the upcoming general election to only communicate with individuals over text, email or phone if they have... -
Mandatory reporting of security breaches on the way News
01.06.2010 Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has unveiled a new draft Code of Practice that sets out the reporting obligations of organisations in the event of a security breach and... -
Shocking data breaches are rife in Irish public sector News
08.04.2010 Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has hit out at the reluctance of Irish public-sector bodies to deal with data protection issues. More than 900 breaches in the private...Categories: -
Text spammers fall foul in DPC report News
08.05.2008 The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has revealed he is bringing cases against several companies for sending unsolicited text messages to consumers.Categories: CIO, Government