e-Privacy breaches can rise GDPR fines
Businesses face higher fines if their processing of personal data is found to breach both the General Data Protection Regulation […]
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Year 1 of GDPR: Over 200,000 cases reported, firms fined €56 meeelli… Oh, that’s mostly Google
European data protection agencies have issued fines totalling €56m for GDPR breaches since it was enforced last May, from more […]
The Netherlands DPA confirms its GDPR fining policy
The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority has published its GDPR fining policy which divides breaches into four categories according to their […]
German Authorities Issue 41 GDPR Fines
41 fines have been issued by German privacy authorities through mid-January of this year. The fines are low compared to […]
FTC Hits TikTok With Record $5.7 Million Fine Over Children’s Privacy
The company will pay $5.7 million to settle allegations that the social media app formerly known as Musical.ly illegally collected […]
GDPR fines ‘likely to end up before Europe’s highest court’
Fines levied on multinationals and other organisations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are likely to end up before […]
An Approach for Setting Administrative Fines Under the GDPR
Article 83 of the GDPR provides for two levels of administrative fines: a lower level – maximum of €10 million […]
Facebook Is about to Get a Massive Fine. It Probably Won’t Change Anything
The U.S. government will hit Facebook with a record-breaking multibillion-dollar fine over privacy violations. Yet experts warn that despite the […]
Facebook faces multibillion FTC fine over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
The fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal could be about to cost Facebook dear, with reports the social network is […]
Company closure and 4-year ban for director after marketing regulation breach
A director of a lead generating service has been banned for four years after failing to ensure his company complied […]
Company closure and 4-year ban for director after marketing regulation breach
A director of a lead generating service has been banned for four years after failing to ensure his company complied […]
German Regulator Says Facebook Can’t Use Data From Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook “was able to build a unique database for each individual user and thus to gain market power,” says Andreas […]