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September 6, 2021

GoDaddy boots Texas abortion “whistleblower” site for violating privacy rule

GoDaddy gave website “24 hours to move to a different provider.”

September 2, 2021

Ireland watchdog fines WhatsApp €225 million for flouting EU data rules

Messaging app calls €225m fine for breaking data protection rules ‘entirely disproportionate’.

September 2, 2021

South Korea Issues Fines to Facebook, Google and Netflix Over Privacy Violations

Facebook, Google and Netflix are facing fines and actions for privacy violations, with Facebook assessed the second-largest amount in the country’s history for its treatment of facial recognition templates.

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August 27, 2021

French DPA issues EUR 1.75 million penalty against AG2R LA MONDIALE

CNIL considered that the company had failed to comply with two fundamental obligations under the GDPR. It therefore imposed a fine of 1,750,000 euros.

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August 18, 2021

GDPR Violation Penalties Increased 113% in Past 12 Months

The number of financial penalties for GDPR violations has increased by 113% over the past 12 months, according to the latest data from Finbold.

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August 16, 2021

NGO Files Hundreds of Complaints Over ‘Cookie Banner Terror’

Online privacy campaigners have filed hundreds of complaints against websites and platforms in Europe over violations of rules on tracking cookies.

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August 16, 2021

Dutch education IT crisis averted as Google agrees to ‘major privacy improvements’

‘Google has agreed to become more transparent’ – over optimistic?

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August 16, 2021

Anti-terror snooping law used for fly-tippers and parking

Campaigners say councils are using Ripa powers to catch ‘low-level’ offenders and disregarding the public’s right to privacy.

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August 8, 2021

Austrian Data Protection Authority Fines Loyalty Program Operator €2,000,000

‘Unser Ö-Bonus Club GmbH,’ a Vienna-based company that operates a multi-partner loyalty program, got a fine of 2,000,000 EUR from the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde) over multiple violations of the GDPR