data protection
My significant other has acted as an enumerator for the Irish Census of Population in the past, and has applied to do it again. Every census season, I see lots of ill-informed comment about the nature of the census, what the data can or will be used for, and who it will be shared with. …
Over the course of my career I’ve been lucky to meet and become friends with many of the pioneers in the fields of Information Quality, Data Governance, and Data Protection. I have been doubly fortunate that some of these people have also become mentors – helping me to figure out what I wanted to do, …
Gemalto is a manufacturer of mobile phone SIM cards based in the Netherlands. If you have a mobile phone, there is a good chance you have a SIM card manufactured by Gemalto. They also manufacture smart cards and identity validation solutions for financial services and government. It has been revealed that Gemalto has been hacked by …
So, the Minister for Education is fighting a rear-guard action to justify the method of execution of the Primary Online Database. Get ready for the rakes. Correctly, she is stressing the need for a means to track education outcomes as children move from primary to secondary education, where there is a drop-out rate which is …
The more I see the mindset of the Irish Civil Service around data and its potential for use (and misuse and abuse), the harder I find it to get this video out of my mind. Over the past two years, literally at every turn, an initiative has been launched which has, within a short period …
Irish Government projects and the Data Protection Rake Read More »
For the last number of weeks we have been told by the Government and by Irish Water that PPS numbers are required by Irish Water for the purposes of validating entitlement to allowances. We have been told that not providing the information will result in people not being able to have their water bills reduced …
Irish Water is working hard on Twitter and in other forums to convince itself, if not us, that all is well with regard to their Data Protection policies and procedures. In response to questions raised about the retention of data, specifically PPSN data once allowance entitlements are validated and personal data of non-customers, Irish …
Elizabeth Arnett of Irish Water was on Morning Ireland this morning. Some good and important clarifications given. She confirmed PPSN would only be used for the purposes of validating allowance entitlements. That differs from the commentary in yesterday’s Irish Times in the context of landlords and tenants, but clears up the confusion. Irish Water will …
Morning Ireland, Irish Water, and Data Protection clarifications Read More »
[On the 24th September I posted this. I’ve updated it to insert relevant updates in other posts in context] This evening the Data Protection Commissioner has contacted Irish Water in relation to their processing of personal data. Deputy Roisin Shorthall TD has published a response from the Commissioner’s office on her website to questions she …
Reposted: Irish Water, the letter from the DPC, and what it all means Read More »
This morning the Irish Times has a story about Irish Water, landlords, tenants, and PPSNs The article tells us that: Bills are to be issued quarterly, but as Irish Water will have the tenant’s PPS number, the utility firm will be able to pursue the tenant for any arrears and even apply any arrears to …