Meta has been found in violation of Europe’s GDPR rules requiring the social media giant to protect user data by “design and default.”
sanctions
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced a fine in a case that involved inferring health data and using this for marketing.
The ICO issued a penalty notice to Interserve Group Limited, imposing a fine of £4.4m for violations of the GDPR security requirements.
French data protection authority CNIL imposed a penalty of 20 million euros and ordered Clearview AI to stop collecting and using data on individuals in France.
The CNIL imposed a fine of 250,000 euros on INFOGREFFE for braching several GDPR obligations regarding the retention periods and security of personal data.
CNIL found French hotel group ACCOR to be in breach of French law and observed four breaches of the GDPR.
ICO has commenced criminal proceedings against eight individuals over the unlawful obtaining of people’s personal information from vehicle repair garages.
Penalty follows investigation into Instagram setting that allowed teenagers to set up accounts that displayed contact details.
A former health adviser has been found guilty of accessing medical records of patients without a valid legal reason.
French adtech giant Criteo has been found in breach of European Union data protection regulation and hit with a €60 million sanction.