Norway regulator to fine Meta over privacy breaches
Norway’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, has threatened to fine Meta Platforms $100,000 per day for privacy breaches and illegal data harvesting for targeted advertising.
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Companies use design to take our time, money and personal data
Many companies use deceptive design to hold on to customers, increase sales, or acquire personal data.
Grindr to appeal Norwegian fine for privacy violations
The gay dating app says it’s being singled out for practices that are widespread.
Norvegian DPA imposes € 6.5 million fine against Grindr
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has imposed an administrative fine of NOK 65 000 000 (€ 6.5 million) for not complying with the GDPR rules on consent.
DPC draft decision on Facebook would end right to privacy, Norway claims
Norwegian authority says ruling would make data protection law ‘pointless’.
Norwegian DPA fines company for accessing former employee’s e-mail inbox
The manager of the enterprise had changed the password and logged on to the complainant’s e-mail account every day for a period of six weeks after the employment had ended. Norwegian DPA found that the enterprise lacks a legal basis for accessing e-mail in this manner.
Disqus facing $3M fine in Norway for tracking users without consent
Disqus, a commenting plug-in that’s used by a number of news websites and which can share user data for ad targeting purposes, is in hot water in Norway for tracking users without their consent.
Grindr fined $11.7 million for illegally sharing private user information with advertisers
The company has come under scrutiny for its data security practices in the past.
Norway pulls its coronavirus contacts-tracing app after privacy watchdog’s warning
One of the first national coronavirus contacts-tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after the […]
Norwegian DPA launches investigation into Disqus
The Norwegian data protection authority has launched an investigation into Disqus for allegedly collecting information about Norwegians through comment areas […]
Administrative fine of 170.000 € imposed on Bergen Municipality
The Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) has imposed an administrative fine of 1.6 million Norwegian kroner, or the equivalent of 170.000 […]
Software development with Data Protection by Design and by Default
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has developed these guidelines to help organisations understand and comply with the requirement of data […]