The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) recently released the results of the second Global Privacy Sweep. Twenty-six privacy enforcement authorities, including Ireland, participated in the Sweep, which examined 1,211 apps. The theme of the Sweep, Mobile Privacy, was chosen due to many privacy enforcement authorities having identified mobile apps as a key area of focus in light of the privacy implications for customers.Continue Reading Mobile Apps – Results of Global Privacy Sweep raise privacy concerns
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Mobile Apps – Results of Global Privacy Sweep raise privacy concerns
By Davinia Brennan on
Posted in Privacy

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) recently released the results of the second Global Privacy Sweep. Twenty-six privacy enforcement authorities, including Ireland, participated in the Sweep, which examined 1,211 apps. The theme of the Sweep, Mobile Privacy, was chosen due to many privacy enforcement authorities having identified mobile apps as a key area …
Ice Bucket “Challenge”
By Alison Quinn on
Posted in Intellectual Property

The ALS Association has filed two trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office for "ice bucket challenge" and "ALS ice bucket challenge" for the purposes of charitable fundraising. In recent weeks there has been a social media storm of people carrying out the challenge by pouring a bucket of …