Company Will Pay $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Used Deceptive Lead Generators
An Illinois-based operator of several post-secondary schools will pay $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the operator […]
sanctions
Facial recognition in school renders Sweden’s first GDPR fine
The Swedish DPA has fined a municipality 200 000 SEK (approximately 20 000 euros) for using facial recognition technology to […]
PwC fined 150,000 euros for infringements of the GDPR
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority, in response to a complaint, conducted an ex officio investigation of the lawfulness of the […]
EU privacy ruling against Facebook to come by end 2019
European privacy investigators expect to complete a lengthy probe into whether Facebook violated the bloc’s tough data protection rules by […]
Privacy Group Files Legal Challenge to Facebook’s $5 Billion FTC Settlement
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) says the deal would unfairly dismiss thousands of complaints against the tech giant. EPIC […]
FTC fines Facebook historic $5B for privacy violations
After months of leaks to the press and rumors of an imminent enforcement action, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has […]
Equifax Agrees to Pay Up to $700 Million to Resolve 2017 Breach
On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Equifax Inc. agreed to pay at least $575 million, and […]
EU working group to harmonize sanctions
Sweden is entering as one of the chairmen of the EU working group to work for harmonization of sanctions according […]
FTC approves settlement with Google over YouTube kids privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with Google in its investigation into YouTube for violating federal kids’ privacy […]
Former motor industry worker ordered to pay £25,500 from proceeds of data theft
A motor industry employee who was sentenced to six months in prison in November 2018 for accessing personal data without […]
The Netherlands imposes first GDPR fine of EUR 460,000
The Dutch Data Protection Authority – Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens – has issued its first GDPR-fine of EUR 460,000. The fine is […]
Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the FTC. It Faces Many More.
The social network may have escaped restrictions and financial bruising with the F.T.C.’s settlement, but its pain is just beginning […]