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What Does The Parental Leave Bill Mean For Working Parents?

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The Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017, which extends the applicability and duration of parental leave, was passed by... Read more

Craigslist Shelves Personal Ads After US Passes Controversial Sex-trafficking Bill

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Craigslist is one of the most popular classified ad websites in the world and, up until recently, had a thriving person... Read more

Weekend Takeaway: Your Privacy, Your Data And You

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GDPR: 10 easy steps all organisations should follow Image: igorstevanovic/Shutterstock Sara Degli-Esposti and Mauree... Read more

GDPR As Gaeilge: William Fry Explains The New Data Rules In Irish

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It’s Seachtain na Gaeilge here in Ireland and it’s GDPR Week on Siliconrepublic.com, so the perfect time for Willi... Read more

Civil Servant Jailed In Ireland For Selling Citizens Data

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A civil servant who sold personal data of citizens to private investigators working for insurance companies has been ja... Read more

EU Court Allows Max Schrems Individual Case Against Facebook To Proceed In Austria

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Lawyer Max Schrems has been a thorn in Facebook’s side for several years now and an official ruling from the European... Read more

PwCs Sinead Ovenden: Banks Need To See PSD2 As A Strategic Opportunity

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Sinead Ovenden is a partner at PwC Ireland. Ovenden has specialised in regulation for more than fifteen years, working ... Read more

Fines For Spammers And Rule-breakers Are Rising In The UK

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the UK has the authority to hand out fines of up to £500,000 to compa... Read more

How Can Legal Policy Keep Up With Tech Innovation?

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It often seems that technology innovation outpaces the law. As new tech is created, policies lag behind. Grey areas rem... Read more