Data decisions create dark day for Irish democracy (irishtimes.com) 34 points by austinallegro 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago ↗ "A 12-month blanket communications data retention on the Irish population and, ... allowing the Irish Data Protection Commission to gag public discussion of what it determines to be “confidential” elements of any complaints it is considering." [–] nailer 3y ago ↗ So rolling 12 months of everyone's private communication.In the country next door (UK) it's 1 month of everyone's private communication since Theresa May passed the 'snooper's charter' back in 2016.Do these countries not have laws against opening other people's postal mail and wiretapping?
[–] nailer 3y ago ↗ So rolling 12 months of everyone's private communication.In the country next door (UK) it's 1 month of everyone's private communication since Theresa May passed the 'snooper's charter' back in 2016.Do these countries not have laws against opening other people's postal mail and wiretapping?
[–] Jeff_Brown 3y ago ↗ But a great day for fans of alliteration. [–] NoZebra120vClip 3y ago ↗ May the Odds be Ever in your Favor!
[–] stevefan1999 3y ago ↗ So is Ireland both a tax haven and a data haven now? [–] [dead] austinallegro 3y ago ↗ [dead]
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 30.9 ms ] threadIn the country next door (UK) it's 1 month of everyone's private communication since Theresa May passed the 'snooper's charter' back in 2016.
Do these countries not have laws against opening other people's postal mail and wiretapping?