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THE DATA PROTECTION Commissioner has criticised the two garda whistleblowers for inappropriately accessing the force’s PULSE data system.
Billy Hawkes said that while sergeant Maurice McCabe and retired garda John Wilson had performed a public duty by reporting misuse of the penalty points system, he couldn’t stand over the manner in which they accessed the information, according to RTÉ News.
His comments followed the release of an audit of Garda data protection measures between 2011 — October 2013 carried out by Hawkes’ office.
According to a statement from the Data Protection Commissioner:
In his 2012 Annual Report, the Data Protection Commissioner outlined that the initial phase of the audit had uncovered inappropriate access to PULSE by members of An Garda Síochána.Assurances have been received from An Garda Síochána in relation to measures it has already taken to monitor access to PULSE.
The statement continues that “overall, the majority of areas examined demonstrated a professional police force operating in compliance with data protection legislation”.
In his response to the report’s publication, the Garda Commissioner has said he welcomes the overall findings.
According to Martin Callinan’s statement:
The ODPC is right to be concerned about any improper access to PULSE by any member of An Garda Síochána and the related risk of the disclosure of highly sensitive personal data outside of the organisation.As An Garda Síochána’s Data Controller, I share these concerns and I have expressed my disquiet about this publically on several occasions.
In that context, a number of Garda members have been subject to discipline for inappropriate access to Pulse within the period of the audit process.
The Garda Commissioner has come in from renewed criticism in recent days for his stance in relation to the issue. Three Cabinet ministers have been publicly critical of his comments regarding the garda whistleblowers made before the Public Accounts Committee in January.
Callinan had said that the manner of the release of information by the two was “disgusting”. He has since clarified that he was referring to the release of personal information, not the two gardaí.
The full report from the Data Protection Commissioner can be viewed online here. The section dealing with access to the PULSE system begins on page 30.
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Disgraceful company, stole the entire game off of a smaller developer, then sued the original developer for copyright infringement to boot. Complete and utter w*****s
Not a bunch to be trusted.
They also trademarked the word “Candy” in Europe.
Didn’t know that.
And there was me about to post a happy comment, oh well expect the worst and you’ll never be disappointed.
used to play it, got to level 167 i think, never paid a thing cos… its rigged. you could be stuck on a level from repeated play in one sitting, come back 2 days later, clear it right away. they see you’ve not used it in a while, so let you move on again. Got bored of it then. Logged into recently and im back at level 1, think they revamped it or maybe they do that if you stop using it for 6 months.
If you have kids near this, don’t let them pay a cent.
Not with a barge pole! Remember Zynga.
Bain of my life
I heard chuck norris just made it to level 587,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. He is halfway to completing the game.
On level 421 and I never have & never will pay a cent to play! :-)
Level 500 is impossible. I really don’t think it’s possible without buying extra moves or help. It’s the very last level so if you wanna finish the game you’ll have to pay up.
Level 500… Seriously, it’s driving me insane at level 86…
Got past it and on 508 now. There are no last levels, it goes on and on and on, taunting me to keep going or fail!!! Aaaah!!
No. Level 500 is the last level in Candy crush saga unless it haven’t done an update.
Dam it! Just updated it. Not on the last level anymore. Dam you Candy Crush!!
Passed level 500 yesterday after a month . Nightmare level
Hahahahaha, see it never flucking ends!! It’s a diabolical plot!!
My secret shame…..not so secret anymore :((
Feel rather sorry for guy who made Candy Stripe, which King blatantly ripped off and netted loss of earnings as result.
You can still get the original Candy Stripe on Play store.
413 million profits with 12.5% tax! That’s over 51 million to the exchequer. thanks candycrush……… or not?
93 million people with their heads down tutting!!
…mind you, it seems like a little more of a realistic valuation
They’re not giving a valuation as far as I can see though, unless their multiplier is about 1.2 in which case barge pole distance is about as close as private investors are ever likely to get! They’ve just said how much they plan to raise, but no indication of market cap in this article. If the valuation is right they’ll get plenty of interest, lots of m&a in the industry so plenty willing to have a punt in the hope a tech giant might move for them down the road.
Good point(s).
If off to spend my money on cheap hookers so.
Always a sound investment! As long as the return doesn’t involve a trip to James’ of course!
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