IT Law in Ireland

 The Irish Times reports today that a Garda Drone Unit has been created  for various policing purposes: [Drones] look set to be deployed ini...

Last year the European Data Protection Board commissioned me to write a report on legitimate interest as part of the series of One Stop Shop...

The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has published a draft Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill , with huge implications for digita...

Does a law violate the privilege against self-incrimination by requiring an individual to reveal a device password when a search warrant is ...

I've just finished writing a chapter on data retention law in Ireland for a forthcoming collection edited by Eleni Kosta and Irene Kama...

The EDPS has just published a comprehensive study by Prof. Gloria González Fuster on the essence of the fundamental rights to privacy and to...

I have a piece in today's Irish Times which identifies some serious concerns with the new Garda Powers Bill. Here's an excerpt: The...

I have a piece in the Irish Times today discussing the kerfuffle about GAA clubs using WhatsApp to communicate with members. It may be the ...

I have a piece in today's Irish Times on the approach of the Irish state to privacy. In short: there's a lot of room for improvemen...

I'm very grateful to my colleagues who have signed a letter expressing concern at the growing use of the (supposedly optional) public s...

Following allegations of abuse of phone tapping by Irish police , I have an opinion piece in today's Irish Independent explaining why ...

The High Court gave a very important judgment yesterday ( Independent.ie story ) on the issues raised by the use of a search warrant to sei...

Yesterday Microsoft announced a radical new structure for some of its European data centres . In an attempt to put customer data beyond the...

I spoke at the Law Society's 2015 Annual Human Rights Conference  last Saturday about privacy and surveillance online in light of recen...

Irish politicians are getting nervous. Although the government still insists it will serve out its full term , insiders are muttering about...

Poster put up in London internet cafes from 2010 onwards Background : It's not about asking owners to spy on their customers, it...

Bank Holiday Mondays are quiet news days, making them a good time to get any old nonsense into the newspaper. Today is no exception as the...

A fascinating story in today's Irish Times details what seems to be the first court case in Ireland following the Google Spain ruling...

Garda body worn camera - screencap from Dublin Says No protest video. I had a piece in Saturday's Irish Independent on the implica...