The Gist: The Presidential Selection
The time is ticking down to pick the candidates to replace Michael D. This is the Gist.
Simon McGarr
A lawyer with McGarr Solicitors and director of Data Compliance Europe. Senior Policy Advisor for M3AAWG, guest lecturer with ERA in Trier & External Examiner for Irish Law Society on Data Protection.
Data
The Gist: A Balancing Act
The Minister for Justice wants to break the EU’s encrypted messaging security. This is the Gist
Media
The Gist: Age Verification is an Epic fail
From the 21st July 2025, Ireland’s regulator will be enforcing age checks at the door for social media sites in the EU. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: The Price of Ugliness
Jack Chambers announces his new policy to fill Ireland with ugly things. This is the Gist.
GDPR
The Gist: Not Mandatory, Not Compulsory, Not Legal
The DPC has fined the Department of Social Protection €550,000. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Guns, Shannon and VAT
Faced with civilian jets illegally renditioning people through Shannon, let’s talk about VAT law. This is the Gist.
UK
The Gist: News of the World
England, Canada and Australia, all with election results in a week? This is the Gist.
GDPR
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
USA
The Gist: Tariffifing Behaviour
Donald Trump thinks he knows what a tariff is. He is wrong. It may be enough to destroy him. This is the Gist.
EU
The Gist: A Bad State of Affairs
This week, the talk has been about empowering the state. This is the Gist.
US
The Gist: A Confederacy of Dunces
Look, I don't like it any more than you. But we've to do Trump some time. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: The Landlord's Game
The Government has a new policy to increase housing, which is to keep doing their failed policy, but even harder. This is the Gist.