ADPO brings together Data Protection Professionals from around Ireland and across a range of sectors. As a Data Protection Professional, this is your space to share ideas, voice concerns, seek clarity on new legislation, and offer your own insights on the demands and challenges of the job.

  • CJEU Provides Further Clarity on GDPR Right of Compensation in Relation to Identity Theft

    On 20 June 2024 last, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in two joined cases C?182/22 and C?189/22, Scalable Capital, provided some further clarification concerning compensation for non-material damage under Article 82(1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) arising from the theft by third parties unknown of personal data, and…

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  • NOYB lodges 11 EU Complaints About How Personal Data will be Used for AI at Meta

    On 6 June 2024, advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business) filed complaints against Meta with the Austrian, Belgian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Irish, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, and Spanish data protection supervisory authorities. This is as a result of changes to Meta’s data protection policy that come into force on 26 June 2024 concerning how…

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  • AI Driven Dark Patterns: What does the Future Hold?

    The rapid development of generative AI (artificial intelligence) shines a spotlight on the increasing and immediate importance of addressing ethical and privacy concerns associated with the use of these technologies in various fields. Data protection conferences over the past year have consistently highlighted AI’s growing presence in the data protection and privacy arenas and the…

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