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February 14, 2023

Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That!

Despite statements from Twitter about the supposed deletion of messages, it appears that this is not happening.

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February 14, 2023

Italian DPA stops AI powered chatbot “Replika”

Italian DPA ordered Replika, an AI-powered chatbot that creates a ‘virtual friend’ using text and video interfaces, to stop processing personal data in Italy.

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February 3, 2023

GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey: January 2023

DLA Piper has published latest annual General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Fines and Data Breach Survey of the 27 European Union Member states plus the UK, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

January 30, 2023

French DPA fines app developer VOODOO 3 million euros

CNIL fined app developer VOODOO 3 million euros for unlawfully tracking users’ activity without their consent.

January 28, 2023

Meta’s EU data transfer case faces Article 65 dispute resolution mechanism

The destiny of Meta’s data transfer to the U.S. may depend on a critical Article 65 dispute resolution procedure within the European Union.

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January 28, 2023

Belgian Constitutional Court Invalidates Enforcement Provisions of Data Protection Law

Belgian Constitutional Court overturned a provision in the nation’s data protection law that inhibited parties from challenging DPA’s decisions.

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January 26, 2023

Data Protection Authorities support noyb’s call for fair yes/no cookie banners

A task force within the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a draft report in reaction noyb’s 700 cookie banner complaints.

January 20, 2023

Meta fined €5.5m over WhatsApp data handling

This is the latest fine issued against Meta services including WhatsApp in recent years over data collection practices.

January 17, 2023

Meta alleges DPC’s €405m Instagram fine is unconstitutional

The DPC issued the fine last September after investigating GDPR breaches.

January 16, 2023

TikTok Fined €5 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws

The French data protection watchdog has fined TikTok €5 million for failing to comply with cookie consent regulations.

January 12, 2023

Facebook data-scraping breach triggers GDPR enforcement lawsuit in Ireland

Meta and its lead data protection regulator in the European Union are facing an interesting legal challenge over a major data-scraping breach and GDPR enforcement of it.