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Ryanair facing DPC probe over facial recognition
Ryanair is facing a Data Protection Commission (DPC) inquiry into its customer verification process, which includes the use of facial recognition technology. The DPC has received a number of complaints regarding the budget airline’s practice of requesting additional ID verification from customers who book travel tickets via third-party websites or online travel agents. The verification […]
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Defending Data Breach Claims in Ireland
Prior to the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an individual whose information was the subject of a data breach in this jurisdiction could only claim compensation for material damage i.e., actual quantifiable damage. A data breach is an incident where information is leaked or stolen and usually happens accidentally or as a […]
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Ronan Keating agrees phone-hacking settlement at High Court
The Irish singer and TV presenter claimed his voicemail messages had been intercepted by News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers.
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