Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission accessed journalists’ phone records as part of investigations into gardaí, though journalists not accused of any wrongdoing
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission accessed journalists’ phone records as part of investigations into gardaí, though journalists not accused of any wrongdoing, is back in the spotlight. But the contentious surveillance practice first emerged almost a decade ago in The Irish Times.
In a nutshell, several journalists working in the Republic – and who cover crime – believe they have unearthed evidence their phone records have been accessed. This evidence has been obtained after they made data subject access requests to Gsoc, which investigates allegations of Garda wrongdoing. Instead, the journalists’ phone records were speculatively accessed and trawled to see if any gardaí may have engaged in wrongdoing by speaking to the journalists around the time the alleged leaks took place.
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