sanctions

October 21, 2022

CNIL fines Clearview AI with 20 million euros

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.

September 14, 2022

CNIL fines Infogreffe 250,000 euros

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.

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September 9, 2022

French hotel group ACCOR fined 600,000 euros

CNIL found French hotel group ACCOR to be in breach of French law and observed four breaches of the GDPR.

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September 6, 2022

ICO commenced criminal proceedings over theft of road traffic accident data

ICO has commenced criminal proceedings against eight individuals over the unlawful obtaining of people’s personal information from vehicle repair garages.

September 6, 2022

Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data

Penalty follows investigation into Instagram setting that allowed teenagers to set up accounts that displayed contact details.

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August 9, 2022

Former health adviser found guilty of illegally accessing patient records

A former health adviser has been found guilty of accessing medical records of patients without a valid legal reason.

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August 9, 2022

Adtech giant Criteo faces $65M fine in France for GDPR consent breaches

French adtech giant Criteo has been found in breach of European Union data protection regulation and hit with a €60 million sanction.

August 4, 2022

German DPA issues €1.1 million fine against Volkswagen

DOA of Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of 1.1 million euros on Volkswagen for data protection violations while researching driver assistance system.

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July 16, 2022

Selfie scraping Clearview AI hit with another €20M ban order in Europe

Greek data protection authority has fined Clearview AI €20M and banned it from collecting and processing the personal data of people living in Greece.