Following allegations of abuse of phone tapping by Irish police, I have an opinion piece in today’s Irish Independent explaining why oversight mechanisms in this area are ineffective. Here’s a flavour:The reaction of the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána to the latest phone-tapping scandal has been a predictable circling of the wagons.
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Oversight of phone tapping in Ireland: still inadequate
Following allegations of abuse of phone tapping by Irish police, I have an opinion piece in today’s Irish Independent explaining why oversight mechanisms in this area are ineffective. Here’s a flavour:The reaction of the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána to the latest phone-tapping scandal has been a predictable circling of the wagons.…
Back in the saddle
I’m delighted to be able to say that starting this week I’ll be working as a consultant with FP Logue Solicitors. The partners – Fred Logue and Niall Rooney – have an excellent track record in business law, with a focus on brands, intellectual property, technology law and information law generally, making for a great…
Search warrants and privacy in Ireland – CRH, Irish Cement & Lynch v. CCPC
The High Court gave a very important judgment yesterday (Independent.ie story) on the issues raised by the use of a search warrant to seize an entire email account where many of the emails in the account were not caught by the terms of the warrant. To grossly simplify a complicated decision, Barrett J.…
Search warrants and privacy in Ireland – CRH, Irish Cement & Lynch v. CCPC
The High Court gave a very important judgment yesterday (Independent.ie story) on the issues raised by the use of a search warrant to seize an entire email account where many of the emails in the account were not caught by the terms of the warrant. To grossly simplify a complicated decision, Barrett J.…
Destroying the history of those victimised by the State
Fiona de Londras has a letter in the Irish Times today, co-signed by a range of prominent lawyers, highlighting an injustice about to be done by the Irish state. The letter is worth quoting in full:As human rights lawyers we note with great concern the proposal that records of applicants to the symphysiotomy payment scheme…
Destroying the history of those victimised by the State
Fiona de Londras has a letter in the Irish Times today, co-signed by a range of prominent lawyers, highlighting an injustice about to be done by the Irish state. The letter is worth quoting in full:As human rights lawyers we note with great concern the proposal that records of applicants to the symphysiotomy payment scheme…
How trustworthy is Microsoft's "data trustee"?
Yesterday Microsoft announced a radical new structure for some of its European data centres. In an attempt to put customer data beyond the reach of the US government, it has entered into a relationship with Deutsche Telekom which will operate new European facilities on its behalf and act as “trustee” for data held there.…