Consumer class actions legislation requires work to be effective, conference told
Question of who will pay for litigation remains unclear, Irish business conference hears
Irish Council For Civil Liberties
Unclear whether new law needed to protect against use of video recording to intimidate or harass, says civil liberties body
Charlie Flanagan urges use of existing legislation to prosecute people who film and harass politicians in public places
Court dismisses claim data watchdog failed to investigate alleged breach by Google
Complaint concerning processing of personal data was made by Irish Council for Civil Liberties senior fellow
Why the Garda watchdog is now under fire over surveillance on journalists’ phones
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission accessed journalists’ phone records as part of investigations into gardaí, though journalists not accused of any wrongdoing
Call for Gsoc and Minister for Justice to ‘urgently’ address journalists’ phones being accessed
Irish Council for Civil Liberties says accessing by Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to identify sources raises serious concerns
Stop ‘punching down’ and ‘scapegoating’ vulnerable asylum seekers, Government told by NGOs
Call made in joint statement by 30 civil organisations, including Irish Refugee Council and Focus Ireland
Plan for Garda truck to catch distracted drivers must be supported by ‘legal safeguards’
‘Supercab’ scheme based on system operated by UK police since 2015 receives mixed reception from road safety campaigners
‘Hate crime laws are a matter of urgency’: Calls to pass new legislation as hate-related incidents up by 12%
‘Reckless and dangerous’ to ‘play politics’ with hate crime issue, says Travellers group
Discretion given to judges deciding bail allows ‘bias, prejudice and undue leniency’ - report
Report finds Irish nationals are more likely to be granted bail than those from outside the country
Garda Síochána rejects claim that members of force engage in racial profiling
Gardaí challenge authors of report to produce examples and says it’s one of most trusted police forces worldwide
Rights groups call for Garda report on racial profiling
New report suggests lack of figures allows An Garda Síochana to claim there is no racial profiling in Ireland
Drew Harris criticises ‘outrageous’ draping of Tricolour on coffin of garda killer Pearse McAuley
‘Days of gardaí trawling through hours of footage’ should be over, Minister tells conference
Sinn Féin promises to re-run referendums on care and family if they fail, should it be returned to government
Minister for Equality says proposal places obligation on State to strive to support care
Care amendment criticised by two more bodies in further blow to Yes Yes referendum campaign
Tanaiste disputes claim by Free Legal Advice Centres that ‘care’ amendment is sexist
Social media platforms using AI to direct harmful content to children, committee told
Experts suggest a binding rule turning off algorithmic recommendations for young people by default
Garda chief to warn of ‘unfeasible’ digital workload with 22,000 hours of Dublin riots footage
Risks of bringing in facial recognition technology for policing ‘too high’, civil liberties groups to tell politicians
EU opens proceedings against X in first investigation under new rules
European Commission contacted all large social media platforms, including X/Twitter, over disinformation in wake of Hamas attack on Israel
Civil society groups to ‘consider’ approach to referendums over wording on care
Constitutional law expert Dr Laura Cahilane said proposed amendment had ‘completely fudged’ opportunity
Dublin riots drag row over facial recognition technology back into spotlight
Some may welcome anything that can make policing easier, but others are likely to be wary of such technology in policy that could intrude on civil liberties
Garda complaints about watchdog a ‘cynical distraction’ from policing failures, says rights body
Gardaí must be held accountable when they use force, Irish Council for Civil Liberties says
TikTok seeks permission to erect 15 CCTV cameras outside Dublin head office
Social media giant lodges application with Dublin City Council ‘for additional security and surveillance purposes’
Sallins Train Robbery: a miscarriage of justice with no closure
In the News podcast: Will a new call for a State inquiry finally be answered?
Human rights groups call for inquiry into Sallins train robbery trial in the 1970s
Arrests and convictions of six men over robbery in Co Kildare ‘one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in modern Irish history’
Future of Genuity’s Irish DNA database is worryingly uncertain
State controversially funded private sector initiative to leverage DNA samples from Irish people for profit
Court backs Data Protection Commission over Google inquiry
Claim by data protection activist Johnny Ryan that regulator failed to fully investigate complaint dismissed
Gardaí not investigating any theft or fraud allegations linked to ATM glitch
Bank of Ireland error allowing customers to withdraw €1,000 from empty accounts viewed as ‘civil matter’
Data watchdog rejects claims it failed to fully investigate complaint alleging Google data breach
Google is a notice party to the proceedings
ICCL official to take DPC to court next week over personal data processing
Case centres around complaint about ‘real-time bidding’ online advertising system used by Google and IAB
Ireland must abolish the non-jury Special Criminal Court, says UN official
Courts with exceptional powers are mostly a feature of undemocratic countries, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin tells event
Karlin Lillington: Online restrictions must be based on sound evidence not emotional argument
Karlin Lillington: Despite a lack of clear research on harm to children from social media, there can be an rush towards legal curbs
New law on phone data retention likely to be challenged in court
Data privacy campaigner concerned law permits Minister to get ‘mass surveillance’ orders after private court hearing
Data decisions create dark day for Irish democracy
Government move to force stopgap data retention and amendment that could gag discussion on complaints prolong history of State bungling on data protection
Proposed law change will not stop data privacy complainants speaking out - Department of Justice
Amendment will make disclosure of information deemed ‘confidential’ by Data Protection Commission an offence
‘Last minute’ law change bid to ‘muzzle’ critics of Data Protection Commission - ICCL
Complainants to Commission could face €5,000 fine for disclosing ‘confidential’ information to media or other third parties
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