sanctions

May 18, 2022

Spain fines Google 10 million Euro

AEPD fined Google LLC 10 million euros for two GDPR breaches: illegal transfer of data to 3rd parties and hindering the data subject’s right of data deletion.

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May 2, 2022

Dedalus Biologie fined 1.5 million euros for health data breach

CNIL imposed an administrative fine of 1.5 million euros on DEDALUS BIOLOGIE or health data breach.

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April 19, 2022

Dutch DPA fines the tax authorities €3.7 million

The Dutch DPA fined the tax authorities €3.7 million because of the years of illegal processing of personal data in the blacklist.

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April 18, 2022

Spanish DPA imposes a 900,000€ fine for mobile phone sim card swap

AEPD imposed a 900,000€ fine on Telefónica Móviles España for a loss of confidentiality related to SIM Swapping.

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April 18, 2022

Record GDPR fine by the Hungarian Data Protection Authority for the unlawful use of AI

The Hungarian Data Protection Authority has imposed the highest fine to date of ca. EUR 670,000 (HUF 250 million) for he unlawful use of AI.

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April 12, 2022

Data Protection Authorities Propose GDPR Fines for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank

Data Protection Authorities in Ireland and Denmark have proposed sizeable financial penalties for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank for violations of the GDPR.

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March 16, 2022

Ireland fines Facebook €17 million for 2018 data breaches

The DPC has imposed a fine of €17m on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Ireland Limited).

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March 10, 2022

Italian DPA fines Clearview AI €20 million

The Italian data protection authority fined the Clearview AI EUR 20 million for GDPR breaches when processing sensitive data.

February 21, 2022

Grindr to appeal Norwegian fine for privacy violations

The gay dating app says it’s being singled out for practices that are widespread.

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February 7, 2022

European GDPR watchdog rules IAB ad-consent system unlawful

All data collected through the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) must now be deleted.

February 1, 2022

German Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPR

A German court has ruled that websites that embed fonts from Google servers violate GDPR, and must pay €100 in damages.

February 1, 2022

French court upholds 100 mln euro fine against Google for breaches linked to cookie policy

France’s supreme administrative court upheld a decision by a DPA imposing a €100 million euro fine on Google for breaches linked to its cookies policy.

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