Ireland: DPC investigation into Ryanair for alleged non-compliance with GDPR in facial recognition verification process

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
04 Oct 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

04 Oct 2024
under deliberation

Announced DPC investigation into Ryanair for alleged non-compliance with GDPR in facial recognition verification process

On 4 October 2024, the Data Protection Commission of Ireland announced an investigation against Ryanair for non-compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the facial recognition verification process. The investigation focuses o…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority