DRI challenge to Data Retention
Digital Rights Ireland has written to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Michael McDowell TD, and to the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey TD and to the Garda Commissioner. We have looked for undertakings from them to cease breaching the …
Irish Times article on technology and consumers’ rights
Many thanks to Davin O’Dwyer who has an article in today’s Irish Times setting out our concerns about issues such as fair use, private copying rights, and more: Whether it’s listening to music on iPods, talking on our mobile phones or surfing the web, most …
Irish Government challenges Data Retention Directive – but ignores privacy rights
The Irish Government yesterday started a challenge to the Data Retention Directive before the European Court of Justice. (The challenge was long promised but was filed only yesterday.) What does this mean for us? On the plus side, the challenge will certainly delay implementation of …
Data Retention Conference
The Irish Centre for European Law is hosting a conference on “Privacy and the Data Retention Directive” on Wednesday, 19 July 2006, from 2-6pm in the Royal Irish Academy on Dawson Street. Speakers will include: Paul Durrant, Internet Service Providers Association Billy Hawkes, Data Protection …
