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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 4h

As I write in The Guardian this morning, the danger of this moment is that if Europe does not act against Trump now, it will never act again.
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The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 2h

Today, the @globalencryption.org published an open letter to the Irish government, expressing their serious concern about the government’s support for breaking #encryption.

The letter was published ahead of an EU vote on Chat Control👉 www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

International experts call for halt to government’s plans to break encryption

The letter has been published by the Global Encryption Coalition ahead of an EU vote on the controversial ‘Chat Control’ proposal.

www.iccl.ie

Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 1d

ICCL condemns the wholly disproportionate use of force by An Garda Síochána at a Dublin protest opposing genocide in Palestine on Saturday, 4 October.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 5d

ICCL Surveillance and Human Rights Senior Policy Officer, Olga Cronin, has previously explained why forcing companies to break their own encryption would profoundly undermine our digital security, as well as our fundamental rights to privacy and data protection ➡️ www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion: Letting gardaí access our WhatsApps and chats to investigate crime could backfire

Forcing companies to create access pathways would insert vulnerabilities that could be exploited

www.irishtimes.com

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 5d

Use this template from @uplift.ie to email Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan now and demand that Ireland does not support the Chat Control bill in the EU government vote on 13-14 of October ➡️ action.uplift.ie/campaigns/st...

Stop EU Chat Control

I just emailed Minister of Justice Jim O'Callaghan demanding Ireland does not support the new Chat Control bill which lets the EU read all of your WhatsApp and Signal messages without encryption. Will...

action.uplift.ie

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 5d

EU governments will soon vote on whether they support the "Chat Control" bill. If passed, then every message you send will be scanned for child abuse material, even on encrypted apps like WhatsApp — undermining the privacy and security of everyone in the EU ➡️ www.iccl.ie/news/iccl-an...

ICCL and DRI welcome Justice Committee's concerns about proposed EU law which could lead to mass surveillance of private messages and emails

The proposed EU law could mandate the monitoring of virtually all public and private digital communications

www.iccl.ie

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 6d

🚨Reminder 🚨

🗓️ Saturday, 4 October
⏰ 12.30pm
📍Garden of Remembrance

@ipsc.bsky.social #FreePalestine #FlotillaUnderAttack 🇵🇸

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 15d

Since then, ICCL has been consistently calling on the DPC to investigate the use of #RTB systems and put an end to this massive data breach.

Learn more about real-time bidding ➡️ www.iccl.ie/rtb/

Real-Time Bidding

Updates, selected evidence and legal submissions, chronology, and explainers, on our work to end the biggest data breach in the world.

www.iccl.ie

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 15d

RTB systems unlawfully collect, process and sell your sensitive data hundreds of times per day, making it the largest data breach ever recorded. Director of ICCL Enforce, Dr Johnny Ryan, formally alerted the Data Protection Commission in 2018.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 15d

Location data isn't the only type of personal data being sold by these brokers. Using real-time bidding systems (RTB), advertisers can also access intimate information about your medical conditions, religion, sexuality and more.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 15d

Women's Aid, the Garda Representative Association (GRA) and the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) have called for action to be taken to address the sale of smartphone location data by brokers in the #AdTech industry ➡️ www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 20d

Important question in the Dail today after the RTE Prime Time expose on the sale of data about people's locations

@ivanabacik.bsky.social asks @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
After 8 years of inaction on Real-Time Bidding, how can you continue to have confidence in the Data Protection Commission?

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olgacronin.bsky.social @olgacronin.bsky.social · 25d

The DPC announced its findings against the Dept of Social Protection and its use of facial recognition technology as part of the registration process, called SAFE 2, for the Public Services Card (PSC), in July. It published the decision yesterday afternoon

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olgacronin.bsky.social @olgacronin.bsky.social · 29d

Excellent op-ed by @brianhonan.bsky.social on the dangers of Chat Control

On your point about how these error prone scanning tools drag innocent people into the frame for heinous crimes, we @iccl.bsky.social and DRI previously published figures demonstrating this issue

www.iccl.ie/news/an-gard...

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 29d

ICCL Enforce Senior Fellow, @krisshrishak.bsky.social, recently signed a joint statement of scientists and researchers who are pushing back against the EU Presidency’s most recent "Chat Control" proposal.

Read the full letter to learn more ➡️ csa-scientist-open-letter.org/Sep2025

csa-scientist-open-letter.org

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 5

ICCL strongly condemns the sanctions imposed by the US government on our colleagues @alhaq.bsky.social, as well as @almezan.bsky.social and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

We stand in full solidarity with them against these unjust, punitive measures.

www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...

Al-Haq, PCHR, and Al-Mezan Condemn US Sanctions and Call for Global Solidarity to End the Genocide in Gaza and the Oppression of Palestinians

Gaza/Ramallah, 5 September 2025 &mdash; While the ongoing Israeli, US - backed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza is entering its third year, the United States (US), rather than end its complic...

www.alhaq.org

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 4

This must be done in consultation with disabled people and representative groups to ensure actions are rooted in lived experience and expertise.

Learn more ➡️ www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030

www.gov.ie

Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 4

To ensure meaningful impact, it is essential to ensure the strategy is properly funded, monitored, complemented with a clear and measured action plan, and implemented as a priority by the State.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 4

ICCL welcomes the launch of the ‘National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030’ three years after its predecessor (the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2022) expired.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 2

ICCL welcomes the news that the Central Bank of Ireland will no longer authorise the sale of Israeli State bonds, or "war bonds".

While the decision to halt the sale of Israeli bonds is long overdue, it is important to recognise that this is not the result of political will or government action. It is the result of months of protesting, campaigning, relentless pressure and advocacy from protesters, civil society organisations, grassroot movements and trade unions.

This moment underscores why the rights of individuals, communities and civil society to challenge the status quo with protest, direct action and advocacy are essential in a democratic society. When the State fails to uphold or defend human rights, individuals must be empowered to hold it to account and demand justice.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Learn more about the Irish Network of Legal Observers ➡️ www.iccl.ie/iccl-irish-n...

The Irish Network of Legal Observers

Do you want to help defend the right to protest in Ireland? Find out how you can join the Network of Irish Legal Observers.

www.iccl.ie

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Freedom of expression and assembly are fundamental human rights, and individuals must be given the space to publicly denounce Israel's war crimes and genocide in Gaza without fear of police mistreatment.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 2

ICCL is monitoring An Garda Síochána's response to peaceful pro-Palestine protests in Ireland. We've also established a network of independent legal observers with our colleagues at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway, who now attend these demonstrations regularly.

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Sep 2

We stand in solidarity with Kitty O'Brien, the Irish activist who was recently assaulted by police at a peaceful pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin. ICCL is deeply concerned by the global increase in limitations on the right to protest, particularly in relation to Palestine.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Aug 30

The Irish ambassador to Germany has conveyed her concern to German authorities after an Irish demonstrator was assaulted by police officers during a pro-Palestine protest in Berlin.

Dept contacts German authorities over protester assault

The Irish ambassador to Germany has conveyed her concern to German authorities after an Irish demonstrator was assaulted by police officers during a pro-Palestine protest in Berlin.

www.rte.ie

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · Aug 19

ICCL Surveillance and Human Rights Senior Policy Officer, Olga Cronin, has explained why forcing companies to break their own encryption would profoundly undermine our digital security, as well as our fundamental rights to privacy and data protection ➡️ www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion: Letting gardaí access our WhatsApps and chats to investigate crime could backfire

Forcing companies to create access pathways would insert vulnerabilities that could be exploited

www.irishtimes.com