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ADPO brings together Data Protection Professionals from around Ireland and across a range of sectors. As a Data Protection Professional, this is your space to share ideas, voice concerns, seek clarity on new legislation, and offer your own insights on the demands and challenges of the job.

Participation in ADPO is open to all interested ICS Members, particularly if you fill a data management role in your organisation. Our objective is to provide clarity on issues, raise awareness of legislation, and to offer you a forum where these topics can be discussed.

Training

GDPR & Data Protection Essentials

This introductory-level programme will help you ensure your admin teams are compliant with current legislation and can identify their roles in maintaining GDPR compliance.

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News

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    As part of an overhaul of our systems to help the Irish Computer Society better serve its Members, we are excited to announce that we have relaunched our website, ics.ie. 

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  • Access Requests – A Legal or Customer Care Matter?

    If you are ‘lucky’ enough to be responsible for handling DSAR (Data Subject Access Requests) for your organisation, we recommend viewing them with a Customer/Employee Care lens (unless you receive multiple on a daily basis…then good luck!). We know that, for the most part, a DSAR is rarely used for the purpose it was intended.…

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  • When do Alphanumeric Codes Become Personal Data?

    One of the most asked questions of DPOs is whether X, Y or Z data item is personal data. Often this in the context of a file that only has specific data fields and doesn’t contain peoples’ names, e.g. lists of PPS Numbers, staff numbers, credit card numbers, and Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). A recent…

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