Facebook and Google could be forced to tell you how much your data is worth under new US legislation
Tech companies like Facebook and Google could be forced to reveal how much individual users’ data is worth to them […]
Facebook ordered by U.S. judge to turn over data privacy records
A U.S. judge ordered Facebook Inc to give shareholders emails and other records concerning how the social media company handles […]
Supreme Court dismisses Facebook appeal over transfer of user personal data to the US
Ireland’s Supreme Court has dismissed Facebook’s appeal over a High Court decision to refer key issues concerning the validity of […]
How Ireland became Europe’s data watchdog
Most of the major US tech companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Apple, LinkedIn, Airbnb and Dropbox, are registered for […]
1 year into GDPR, ad industry braces for more fines
Complacency is a dangerous mistress. But it’s a trap many companies are in danger of falling into when it comes […]
Facebook facing 20-year consent agreement after privacy lapses
The social media giant Facebook is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices […]
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 for data breach
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday it had fined Facebook a total of 1.65 million lira ($270,976.01) […]
Brussels Court of Appeal refers Facebook case to CJEU
Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced, on 8 May 2019, that the Brussels Court of Appeal issued its judgment in […]
FTC settlement could impose new privacy practices on the Facebook
Stronger oversight of its data-collection practices could end a wide-ranging federal probe into a series of privacy abuses that came […]
Facebook Faces a Big Penalty, but Regulators Are Split Over How Big
Facebook’s announcement in late April that it had set aside $3 billion to $5 billion to settle claims that it […]
FTC chair suggests record fines are coming
For a few weeks now, rumors have circled Washington that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is negotiating a potentially record-breaking […]
Ireland’s Supreme Court to rule on Facebook data transfer appeal
The Supreme Court will rule by June 6th on Facebook’s appeal over a High Court decision to refer key issues […]