Ireland's data Protection Commissioner has said that the legal system will be quick to deal with a complaint from an Austrian student, Max Schrems who alleges that Facebook Ireland has been making users' personal data available to intelligence agencies in the US.
The European Court of Justice recently ruled that a Safe Harbour arrangement relating to the transfer of personal data to the US violates EU citizens' right to privacy and data protection.
This deal was in place for 15 years, and allowed some 4,500 US companies to transfer users' information across the Atlantic.
The Commissioner had previously refused to investigate the complaint in 2013 when it was first brought to her attention in the wake of Edward Snowden's release of documents detailing the existence of a mass trans-Atlantic digital surveillance network.
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Ibec claims that Irish workers are set to begin to enjoy the effects of Ireland's economic recovery - the employers' body says that Irish workers will pocket income increases equivalent to three weeks of extra pay between now and Christmas 2016.
This will be a result of both an easing off of austerity measures in Budgets 2015 and 2016 - and wage increases averaging 2% per employee.
It adds that those working in high-tech sectors and larger companies are more likely to see their income rise.
Maeve McElwee, Ibec's head of industrial relations and HR warned that we need to avoid the mistakes made during the Celtic Tiger, saying, "If costs spiral and we lose our competitive edge we will pay for it in jobs."
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Electronic car manufacturer, Telsa has suffered a 11% drop in its share price, as concerns have been raised about its cars' safety standards.
Consumer Reports, a product testing and review magazine has removed the car from its 'reliable' category after receiving more than 1,400 complaints from drivers of its Model S - they "chronicled an array of detailed and complicated maladies," according to the publication.
The main issues were problems charging the vehicle, and its central control interface.
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Pivotal, the US company which provides digital support services to corporate customers is to announce 130 new jobs for Cork and Dublin later this morning.
The company, which is partially owned by EMC, the data storage giant currently merging with Dell, is to invest up to €100m over the next five years in establishing a new office in Dublin and expanding its existing Cork base.
Meanwhile the Dublin-based data analytics firm, Clavis Insight is to create 150 jobs, principally in Dublin, having secured a $20m investment deal with technology-focussed private equity firm, Accel-KKR.
