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Irish State told to delete ‘unlawful’ data on 3.2m citizens

Posted on August 19, 2019June 24, 2025 by Dissent

Jack Horgan-Jones reports:

The State has been told it must delete data held on 3.2 million citizens, which was gathered as part of the roll-out of the Public Services Card, as there is no lawful basis for retaining it.

In a highly critical report on its investigation into the card, the Data Protection Commission found there was no legal reason to make individuals obtain the card in order to access State services such as renewing a driving licence or applying for a college grant.

Read more on Irish Times.

h/t, Joe Cadillic

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