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 »
igqie2014-flyerigqie2014-flyer I normally try to keep business and personal blogging separate for a variety of reasons *koff* domestic exemption to DPA *koff* but as this site is getting a lot of hits recently about Irish Water stuff, and as the conference my company is running is DIRECTLY RELEVANT to the subject, I thought I’d post …
[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 …
[This is a repost of a post I wrote o the 24th of September. Some people said they had difficulty accessing it so I am reposting it. I’ve updated it with links to other relevant posts that I’ve made since then. They are included in-line] This evening [24th Sept] the Data Protection Commissioner has contacted …
Irish Water and the DPC’s letter and what it means Read More »
Irish Water have published their Data Protection notice on their website. This document is a key element in any organisation’s data protection compliance. It is the way in which the organisation demonstrates “fair obtaining” of personal data and sets out the specific lawful purposes for which they are processing data. Â It is essential that these …
Every so often I read things in the newspaper that make me go “Yay!”. More frequently I read things that make me go “Boo!”. Today, as with other days, I read something that made me go “WHAT THE F….?!?!”. Over the past few weeks the Irish Times has done a bang up job breaking some …
Roll Up, Roll Up – see the amazing psychic dog! (minor update) Read More »
A little under a year ago I wrote two posts on this blog regarding the Irish DPC, Facebook, and Safe Harbor. The blog posts in question are here and here Those posts were written under less than ideal conditions; sitting at train stations or in cramped train carriages, eyes streaming with hayfever (or perhaps I …
It was great to hear the Data Protection Commissioner on Newstalk this afternoon explaining the situation regarding the proposed TV License data slurp. I’ll post a link to the podcast when it is available. A quick summary of key points that he made is as follows: The Government must pass legislation to allow for any access to …
TV Licences, Data Protection, and the comments of the DPC Read More »