The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in Ireland faces the prospect of becoming the first public body to be fined under data protection laws.
Last year the DPC launched an investigation into the department, which holds the largest data set on the Irish population, after senior officials changed an online declaration that said it collected “biometric data”, reported the Times.
In order to comply with the GDPR,we must first and foremost know how to treat and protect data transparently in order to maintain the trust of everyone – Xavier Leclerc, President of UDPO.
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