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Irish data watchdog reveals 20% increase in data cases handled in 2023

People are dressed up in green hats for St Patricks Day in Ireland.
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The DPC reports a busy year with increasing cases and GDPR breaches, and a record fine on Meta.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland had a busy year in 2023, processing a total of 11,200 new cases – a 20% increase on the 9,370 cases in 2022.

The Commission also announced in its Annual Report 2023 that valid GDPR breach notifications increased from 5,828 in 2022 to 6,991 in 2023 – also a 20%

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