What did DPC decide about the Department of Social Protection?
Short answer
DPC in Ireland issued a GDPR fine concerning the Department of Social Protection on 2025-06-09, with an amount of 550,000 EUR. Articles: art-5, art-6, art-9, art-35.
- Source
- Authority's original
- Object
- enforcement:ie:dpc:in-21-7-3
- Checksum
- sha256:a3b12c81a32b5447a853ad5aed225fca28c03e09047319090dd8d43683350119
- Read
- 2026-10-10
Authority's summary
Inquiry concerning the Department of Social Protection. Area: Public Authority Topic: Legal Basis Articles: 5 , 6 , 9 , 35 DPC Reference: IN-21-7-3 Decision Date: 9 June 2025 The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has completed an inquiry into the Department of Social Protection’s (DSP) processing of biometric facial templates and the use of associated facial matching technologies as part of the Public Services Card (PSC) registration process, referred to as “SAFE 2 registration” . Background This own-v
Ireland · a GDPR fine · IN-21-7-3
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