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Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Jim O'Callaghan · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 29 Dec 2018
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Changes section 30 of Data Protection Act 2018 from creating an 'offence' to declaring child data processing for marketing 'unlawful', enabling citizens to pursue rights through courts.
- Removes undefined term 'micro-targeting' and aligns restrictions with GDPR Article 22, clarifying prohibited behaviour while permitting direct marketing balanced against child protection.
- Protects children from junk food and drink marketing by restricting companies from processing child personal data for profiling or targeting purposes.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil29 Dec 2018
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