Italy’s privacy watchdog fines COVID lockdown-era party app
U.S. social media app Clubhouse, which became popular during the COVID-19 lockdowns, has been hit with a €2 million fine for violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
Italian data protection authority – The Garante – said the app was not transparent enough about the use of users’ data; that it gave users the ability to store and share audio without others’ consent; that it profiled and shared account information without identifying a proper legal basis; and that it had indefinite retention periods of the recordings made by the social network.
Source: Italy’s privacy watchdog fines COVID lockdown-era party app – POLITICO
