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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Spotify fined € 5 Million for GDPR violation
The Swedish Data Protection Authority imposed a hefty fine of €5 Million on Spotify due to their failure to GDPR non-compliance.
CNIL closes injunction against Microsoft
The CNIL brought an end to the proceedings against Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited as it complied with requirements.
Microsoft says Irish DPC intends to slam LinkedIn with a $425m fine
Ireland’s DPA to fine Microsoft $425m for LinkedIn’s GDPR breaches.
Meta facing record fine for mishandling EU user data
Facebook is set to face potentially record-breaking fine for their noncompliance with the GDPR.
75% of Ireland’s GDPR decisions since 2018 overruled
EDPB has overruled a whopping 75% of decisions made by the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) in EU cases.
CJEU’s Advocate General Issues Opinion on Concept of Controller, Joint Controller, Processor, and Administrative Fines
Advocate General released an opinion on the concepts of “controller”, “joint controller” and “processor”, and also liability system established by the GDPR.
Italian DPA Fines Digital Marketing Company Over Use of Dark Patterns
Italian DPA fined a marketing agency for use of ‘dark patterns’ on their website.
Clearview AI data use deemed illegal in Austria
Clearview AI must cease processing any biometric data belonging to the complainant and delete any of their existing profiles in its searchable database.
Clearview fined again in France for failing to comply with privacy orders
Clearview AI has incurred yet another fine for its noncompliance with the GDPR in France.
CJEU’s Advocate General Issues Opinion on GDPR Fines Against Companies
The Advocate General delivered opinion concerning the conditions regarding fines under the GDPR.
CNIL issues €125,000 Fine Against E-Scooter Rental Company
CNIL fined e-scooter rental company Cityscoot €125,000 for failing to comply with EU and French data protection regulations.