Irish Data Protection Commission Fined Twitter Over a Data Breach

18/12/2020


Irish Data Protection Commission Fined Twitter Over a Data Breach

The Data Protection Commission has imposed an administrative fine of €450,000 on Twitter. The draft decision in this inquiry, having been submitted to other Concerned Supervisory Authorities under Article 60 of the GDPR in May of this year, was the first one to go through the Article 65 (“dispute resolution”) process since the introduction of the GDPR and was the first Draft Decision in a “big tech” case on which all EU supervisory authorities were consulted as Concerned Supervisory Authorities.


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The Irish Data Protection Commission Publishes Guidance Relating to Third Parties Accidentally in Receipt of Personal Data Relating to Other Individuals

06/09/2020


The Irish Data Protection Commission Publishes Guidance Relating to Third Parties Accidentally in Receipt of Personal Data Relating to Other Individuals

The Irish Data Protection Commission has issued Guidance to individuals and organizations who accidentally receive personal data, and Guidance to controllers who lose control over personal data in those circumstances.


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