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William Fry Data Protection Update 2015

February 11, 2015

2014 was an active year for data protection and privacy with proposals for increased regulation not only in Europe but also in other jurisdictions such as the US. At national and European level we have seen some interesting court decisions which have kept data protection issues in the public spotlight.

Some significant changes have taken place with the appointment of a new Minister for Data Protection, Dara Murphy T.D. and the substantial increases to the funding of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, which represent a firm commitment by the Irish Government to promote and support a national data protection framework.

We saw the departure of Billy Hawkes as Data Protection Commissioner and the appointment of a new Commissioner, Helen Dixon.

In this issue, we summarise some of the key developments of 2014, together with a look at some of the areas set to be topical in 2015.

Data protection will undoubtedly continue to be a busy area in 2015. You can check our website and follow us on Twitter @WFIDEA to keep up to date on all the latest in data protection news.

Click on the links below to view the articles in our 2014 round up and forecast for 2015.

Part 1: 2014 Round-Up

  • Private Investigator Company and its Directors Prosecuted
  • Prosecution of Private Investigator for Data Protection Breaches
  • Ireland Supports Microsoft in US Case
  • The Internet of Things Revolution
  • Article 29 Working Party Issues New Guidelines on the Right to be Forgotten
  • Government Doubles Data Protection Funding for 2015

Part 2: 2015 Forecast

  • New Data Protection Commissioner Outlines Plans to Ramp Up Enforcement
  • Landmark European Rulings on Data Protection
  • The Internet of Things and Increased Security Risk
  • Status Update on the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation

Contributed by John Magee.