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ARTICLE · 10 JUNE 2013

Commissioner’s 2012 Annual Report Shows A Further Increase In Data Protection Complaints

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The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner launched its twenty-fourth annual report this week detailing the work carried out by the Commissioner during 2012.

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The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) launched its twenty-fourth annual report this week detailing the work carried out by the Commissioner during 2012. The report contains details of the investigations and audits undertaken over the course of the year along with a summary of policy matters and EU activities. The full report is available here.

Increase in data protection complaints

The report states that there was an increase in the overall number of complaints made to the Commissioner in 2012, with the number exceeding 2011’s record high by 188 complaints. In total, the Commissioner opened 1,349 complaints for investigation in 2012. The number of data security breach notifications received has also grown, reaching 1,666 this year. 

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