Digital Rights Europe Conference will Focus on Practicalities [Audio]
Blacknight is sponsoring the inaugural Digital Rights Europe Conference, in Dublin on April 15 (and we're giving a 50% discount on the tickets - see below!) Antóin Ó Lachtnáin is on the organising team and he joins us on today's podcast. Click on
Data Protection Commissioner to Double its Workforce with New Dublin Office
Data Protection Commisioners Office, Portarlington (Google Streetview) The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is planning to hire 45 people which will more than double its current staff. 18 people will be recruited 'immediately' to staff its planned new
The Hit Team Fights Back Against Revenge Porn [Audio]
2014 was the year in which the loss of online privacy became a painful reality for some celebrities, as well as many not so well known victims of 'revenge porn'. Many people believe that there's no way to combat
US Internet Industry Group Takes a Stand on Irish Data Protection
i2Coalition, the DC-based Internet Infrastructure Coalition, has signed on to an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York failed to properly analyze the extraterritorial application of the Stored Communications Act,
You Can Forget Uber – but How Do You Make Sure They Forget You?
Lawyer Simon McGarr blogs at Tuppenceworth.ie, mostly about current affairs in general, and digital rights in particular. In the light of recent controversy about Uber, some people have chosen to boycott the service, and delete the app from their phones.
Privacy Survey: Foreign Governments Should Require a Warrant for Irish Data
New survey results show a large majority of Irish people say their data stored online should enjoy strong privacy protections, and they expect the government to stand up for Irish law when other countries disagree. In
