DRI condemns backdoor implementation of surveillance laws
Government proposals to introduce surveillance of all internet users are unacceptable. The proposed law will require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to log …
Fingerprint technologies are secure. Right?
Like the good citizen you are, you submit to fingerprinting at airports because fingerprints are unique to you and they prove who …
Hackers crack new biometric passports
It didn’t take long, did it? After years of warnings by journalists, particularly Karlin Lillington in The Irish Times and on her …
What your privacy means to you
“TOM McGURK hosted an interesting programme this morning on Irish national radio and one of his segments included discussion about the Irish …
A passport to privacy breaches
When… oh when… will they learn? What is it about politicians and technology? Even when experts line up to warn them about …
CIA is monitoring personal bank data of Irish citizens
The CIA is monitoring personal bank data of Irish citizens, according to the Irish Times. As Digital Rights Ireland points out, there …
Biometric Passports for Ireland in October
As we feared, it’s happening. See this post from Howl @ the Moon to see why you should be scared. It isn’t …
Video of Digital Rights Ireland talk
“The video of the talk by Suw Charman in Trinity College in cooperation with the TCD Legal Workshop is now available.” Get …