France fines Amazon €32 million over employee surveillance
CNIL has imposed a significant penalty on Amazon France Logistique, fining the company €32 million for deploying a monitoring system deemed excessively intrusive.
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Ultimate guide on consent under GDPR
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the role of consent in GDPR as well as tips for compliance.
Issues with Google’s Privacy Sandbox
IAB Tech Lab identifies challenges with Google’s Privacy Sandbox tool as it aims to eliminate cookie tracking from Chrome.
OpenAI Moves to Ireland to Reduce Regulatory Risk in the EU
OpenAI has moved its data controller role to its Dublin-based entity to comply with GDPR and reduce regulatory risk in the EU.
Meta faces €550M lawsuit for GDPR breaches in Spain
Meta sued in Spain for €550M over GDPR compliance failures.
Italy’s Privacy Regulator Probes AI Data Scraping Practices
Italy investigates online data scraping for AI training under GDPR.
Data Protection Authorities Investigate Meta’s Paid Subscription Model
Data Protection Authorities investigate Meta’s paid model for GDPR compliance.
Meta Introduces Ad-Free Subscription in Europe
Meta introduces ad-free subscription option for EU, EEA, and Switzerland users of Facebook and Instagram, offering privacy-conscious alternative to targeted ads.
Firefox Enhances User Privacy with Global Tool
Mozilla’s Firefox browser is set to simplify user privacy controls by enabling users to activate the Global Privacy Tool directly from the privacy settings in its upcoming version.
German data protection authority continues review of ChatGPT
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information for Rhineland-Palatinate coordinates a detailed GDPR-compliance questionnaire for OpenAI’s AI language model, ChatGPT.
EDPB Urgent Binding Decision on processing of personal data for behavioural advertising by Meta
The EDPB has instructed the Irish DPA to impose a ban on Meta IE’s processing of personal data for behavioural advertising across the EEA.
Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards
Amazon is launching an independent AWS European Sovereign Cloud in Europe to meet strict EU regulations, offering customers high sovereignty controls, privacy safeguards, and security features.