Irish Credit Bureau fine offers insight into the DPC’s use of its corrective powers

The Data Protection Commission recently imposed a €90,000 administrative fine on the Irish Credit Bureau, following its notification of a personal data breach on the 31 August 2018. The decision sets out the DPC's reasons for imposing the administrative fine, and its method for calculating the fine. The DPC found that the ICB was negligent in its approach to 'data protection by design' and the development and implementation of internal controls and governance over software changes.

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