DPC
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Administrative fines by Irish DPC down more than 50% in 2024
The DPC processed fewer new cases, but received an 11% increase in GDPR breach notifications.
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TikTok fined $600m by Irish regulator for sending EU user data to China
Fine ruling comes after inquiry looking into the lawfulness of TikTok’s actions.
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Five DPAs commit to joint declaration on innovative and privacy-protecting AI
The data protection authorities aim to build a reliable governance framework for trusted AI.
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European GDPR fines down 33% in 2024, but enforcement ‘remains dynamic’
The Irish Data Protection Commission continues to take the lead on GDPR fines in Europe.
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Irish DPC fines Meta €91m for password storage failures
Meta Ireland stored social media users passwords in ‘plaintext’ without encryption.
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X could face sanctions for training Grok on Europeans’ data
The Irish Data Protection Commission has said that it will “examine” complaints received.
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Meta pauses AI development plans in Europe after privacy complaints
Plans were scheduled to come into force on June 26, Meta decries a “step backwards for European innovation.”
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Irish data watchdog reveals 20% increase in data cases handled in 2023
The DPC reports a busy year with increasing cases and GDPR breaches, and a record fine on Meta.