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Two people complained that they were identifiable in a HSE case study on the dangers of Covid
The HSE uses a combination of different case studies in its Covid-19 examples. By Orla Dwyer Friday 26 Feb 2021, 6:45 AM Feb 26th 2021, 6:45 AM 25,570 Views 0 Comments
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TWO PEOPLE COMPLAINED to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) that they were identifiable in a HSE case study about how Covid-19 spreads.
The Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon told
TheJournal.ie that this was one of the “surprise” complaints her office received last year.
She said the complaint arose from two people who “considered they were the subject matter of a case study that the HSE put out to inform all of us of the dangers” of Covid-19.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - One of the European Union’s most powerful data regulators has warned companies may yet face massive disruption to translatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Europe’s highest court last July ruled an EU-U.S. data transfer agreement was invalid, citing concerns the U.S. surveillance regime might not respect the privacy rights of citizens in the bloc.
Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon, who was involved in the case, said the full impact would be determined by an upcoming court ruling in Ireland and efforts by EU and U.S. officials to ameliorate it.
EU-U.S. data flows could face ‘massive disruption’ – Irish regulator
One of the European Union’s most powerful data regulators has warned companies may yet face massive disruption to translatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.
Europe’s highest court last July ruled an EU-U.S. data transfer agreement was invalid, citing concerns the U.S. surveillance regime might not respect the privacy rights of citizens in the bloc.
Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon, who was involved in the case, said the full impact would be determined by an upcoming court ruling in Ireland and efforts by EU and U.S. officials to ameliorate it.
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - One of the European Union's most powerful data regulators has warned companies may yet face massive disruption t.