Local TD calls for balanced used of mobile data during Garda investigations
Sligo/Leitrim TD and Sinn Fein spokesman on Justice Martin Kenny says people have a right to privacy but they also have a right to be protected from dangerous offenders. He was speaking in the aftermath of yesterday’s ruling by European Court of Justice on access to mobile phone data.…
Slight increase in North West Covid-19 numbers
The Data Protection Commissioner’s in discussions with the HSE over its release of workers Covid-19 test results to employers. Yesterday it confirmed the practice had been taking place in ‘exceptional’ circumstances for public health reasons. However, it now says it’s reconsidering the move following criticism – the Chief…
Sligo consultant says new data laws are timely
A leading consultant in Data Protection says the new laws being introduced in May to protect people’s information are timely. Martin O Dwyer from Data Lex Consultancy, a Data Protection and privacy law firm based in Sligo is one of the guest speakers at a special conference on the new…