French privacy regulator fines Monsanto for privacy breach
France’s data protection authority CNIL has fined agribusiness Monsanto €400,000 for breaching European privacy rules by not informing people that it had recorded their information in a lobbying file.
The fine comes after several media outlets revealed that Monsanto held a file containing the personal data of more than 200 politicians, journalists, environmental activists and other figures deemed likely to influence the debate around lifting a ban on the glyphosate herbicide in Europe.
Source: French privacy regulator fines Monsanto for privacy breach – POLITICO
