ICCL partially welcomes DPC long-overdue decision but insists on immediate deletion of 3 million people’s data.
ICCL secures permission to take Ireland’s first ever class action
Class action will target “Real-Time Bidding” (RTB) data breach in Microsoft’s advertising system, and is anticipated to affect Microsoft’s operations across the EU
Microsoft’s vast advertising business is target of ICCL Enforce application for class action launch under EU data law
Class action will target “Real-Time Bidding” (RTB) data breach in Microsoft’s advertising system, and is anticipated to affect Microsoft’s operations across the EU
Facts about the Brussels Court of Appeal judgement of 14 May 2025
Facts about the Brussels Court of Appeal judgement of 14 May 2025.
Authors: Frederic Debusseré and Ruben Roex, Partners at the Brussels law firm Timelex (Counsel for the complainants in this case)
EU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basis
Landmark court decision against “TCF” consent pop ups on 80% of the internet
Call on European Parliament to push for data enforcement to defend democracy
MEPs must force the Commission to press Ireland to enforce the GDPR on Big Tech
Glaring and dangerous omission in State’s new plan to tackle disinformation
ICCL quit Government’s National Counter Disinformation Working Group due to failure to tackle big tech’s manipulation machine.
How not to deploy generative AI: the Story of the European Parliament
European Parliament buys Claude, a system that can’t accurately tell users who the first president of the European Commission is. 3 April 2025 — In October 2024, the European Parliament selected an AI model to operate a new historical archive where …
ICCL slams gag order against Big Tech whistleblower after she exposed Ireland’s secret GDPR “lapdog” deal with Meta
Sarah Wynn-Williams is banned from promoting book after it revealed the Irish government gave Facebook a ‘special phone’ so it could help solve the social media giant’s problems 14 March 2025 — The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) condemns Meta …
AI system definition guidelines fail to provide clarity
The guidelines published by the European Commission on the definition of an artificial intelligence system fail to provide clarity.
European Court decision today repudiates Irish Data Protection Commission posture
The European Court of Justice has found against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in a case relating to the processing of people’s intimate data by Meta.
Google and CEO Sundar Pichai under fire for sending Americans’ data to China in new national security complaint
U.S. Federal Trade Commission urged to Investigate Google’s RTB data in first ever complaint under new national security data law
ICCL Statement on the Programme for Government
ICCL is conducting a human rights analysis of the commitments outlined in the draft Programme for Government.
Submission on the Prohibitions under the EU AI Act
9 December 2024 ICCL Enforce responded to the consultation from the European Commission on the application of the definition of AI systems and the prohibitions under the EU AI Act. In our submission we emphasise the need to prohibit two harmful …
FTC acts against RTB company Mobilewalla
Following ICCL led submission with Open Markets and the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, the U.S. FTC acts against RTB firm Mobilewalla
General Election Manifestos: ICCL’s Human Rights Analysis
During the 2024 general election campaign, ICCL will highlight some measures published in political party manifestos relating to human rights and civil liberties in Ireland.
Enforce’s recommendations to Ursula von der Leyen on Tech
Practical steps to rapidly harness Europe’s legal toolkit to confront Tech published today by President von der Leyen’s own CDU Party’s think tank.
ICCL urges parties to reform justice system, block surveillance and protect minorities
Civil liberties organisation launches its election manifesto.
Submission to the European Commission on the establishment of the Scientific Panel under the EU AI Act
8 November 2024 ICCL Enforce responded to the consultation from the European Commission on the Draft Implementing Act establishing the Scientific Panel under the EU AI Act. In our letter in September 2024, we stressed the need to avoid conflicts of …
Facial recognition tech could mean innocent people being misidentified as criminal suspects
ICCL calls for all political parties to abandon plans for discriminatory tech in policing ahead of general election.