Bloomsbury Professional Privacy and Data Protection Law in Ireland

Product Description The information society has created an environment where new technologies increasingly threaten the right to privacy. Privacy and Data Protection Law in Ireland provides a detailed analysis of the law that applies in this complex and uncertain environment. Privacy and Data Protection Law in Ireland covers relevant Irish legislation, in particular the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 and the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010. It also includes developments in EU law such as the Lisbon Treaty and European Charter of Fundamental Rights, the EU Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and the new E-Privacy Directive. The new edition includes three new chapters, specifically dealing with social networking, cloud computing and criminal legislation. Contents Part I: Privacy Chapter 1 The Right to Privacy Chapter 2 Privacy as a Constitutional and Statutory Right Chapter 3 Privacy and the ECHR Chapter 4 The Right to Privacy under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Chapter 5 Data Privacy at Common Law and Equity Part II: Data Protection Act (DPA): Introduction, Scope and Definitions Chapter 6 The Right to Data Protection Chapter 7 Scope and Application of Data Protection Law Chapter 8 Definitions Part III: Data Protection Act: The Processing of Personal Data Chapter 9 Legitimate Bases for Data Processing Chapter 10 The Principles of Data Protection Chapter 11 Data Security Chapter 12 The Processing of Sensitive Personal Data Part IV: Rights, Supervision and Enforcement Chapter 13 Subject Rights Chapter 14 The Data Protection Commissioner Chapter 15 Registration Chapter 16 The Enforcement of Data Protection Chapter 17 Damages Part V: Data Protection in Practice Chapter 18 International Transfers of Data Chapter 19 Direct Marketing and Spam Chapter 20 Privacy at Work Chapter 21 Digital Identities and Anonymities Chapter 22 Surveillance Chapter 23 Reform. Previous edition ISBN: 9781845922047 Review Kelleher's work is rightly considered the most comprehensive reference book for Irish privacy and data protection practitioners...At a time when individuals are becoming more aware of privacy rights and their ability to personally vindicate them, this update is particularly timely. --John O'Brien, Law Society Gazette - http://www.lawsociety.ie About the Author Denis Kelleher is a barrister specialising in financial and banking regulation, privacy and data protection, information technology and intellectual property, Irish and European Law