Latest GDPR news

Stack Overflow suspends user for editing posts in OpenAI protest

A recent partnership announcement between OpenAI and Stack Overflow has some members concerned that their data is being used without permission and, when trying to remove their posts, find their accounts are suspended.
- Mayank Parmar
- May 08, 2024
- 03:59 PM
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TikTok slapped with $368 million fine over child privacy violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) for violating the privacy of children between the ages of 13 and 17 while processing their data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 15, 2023
- 09:05 AM
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Google Analytics data transfer to U.S. brings $1 million fine to Swedish firms

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten - IMY) has fined two companies with 12.3 million SEK (€1 million/$1.1 million) for using Google Analytics and warned two others about the same practice.
- Bill Toulas
- July 04, 2023
- 11:19 AM
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EU slaps Meta with $1.3 billion fine for moving data to US servers

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced a $1.3 billion fine on Facebook after claiming that the company violated Article 46(1) of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
- Bill Toulas
- May 22, 2023
- 11:04 AM
- 3
WhatsApp fined €5.5 million by Irish DPC for GDPR violation

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined WhatsApp Ireland €5.5 million ($5.95M) after confirming that the communications service has violated the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
- Bill Toulas
- January 22, 2023
- 10:11 AM
- 0
TikTok slapped with $5.4 million fine over cookie opt-out feature

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined TikTok UK and TikTok Ireland €5,000,000 for making it difficult for users of the platform to refuse cookies and for not sufficiently informing them about their purpose.
- Bill Toulas
- January 15, 2023
- 10:05 AM
- 0
France fines Apple for targeted App Store ads without consent

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Apple €8,000,000 ($8.5M) for collecting user data for targeted advertising on the App Store without requesting or securing the user's consent.
- Bill Toulas
- January 05, 2023
- 01:52 PM
- 0
Meta to fight €390 million fine for breaching EU data privacy laws

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta a total of €390 million after finding that it forced Facebook and Instagram users to consent to personal data processing for targeted advertising.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 04, 2023
- 10:57 AM
- 2
Massive Twitter data leak investigated by EU privacy watchdog

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry following last month's news reports of a massive Twitter data leak.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 23, 2022
- 10:06 AM
- 0
Meta fined €265M for not protecting Facebook users' data from scrapers

Meta has been fined €265 million ($275.5 million) by the Irish data protection commission (DPC) for a massive 2021 Facebook data leak exposing the information of hundreds of million users worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- November 28, 2022
- 10:15 AM
- 0
Clearview AI gets third €20 million fine for illegal data collection

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens.
- Bill Toulas
- October 21, 2022
- 10:57 AM
- 0
Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent banners

The Brave browser will soon allows users to block annoying and potentially privacy-harming cookie consent banners on all websites they visit.
- Bill Toulas
- September 29, 2022
- 11:07 AM
- 4
Chrome use subject to restrictions in Dutch schools over data security concerns

The Ministry of Education in the Netherlands has decided to implement restrictions on the use of the Chrome OS and Chrome web browser until August 2023 over concerns about data privacy.
- Bill Toulas
- July 23, 2022
- 11:12 AM
- 0
Third-party web trackers log what you type before submitting

An extensive study looking into the top 100k ranking websites has revealed that many are leaking information you enter in the site forms to third-party trackers before you even press submit.
- Bill Toulas
- May 16, 2022
- 05:15 PM
- 1
Medical software firm fined €1.5M for leaking data of 490k patients

The French data protection authority (CNIL) fined medical software vendor Dedalus Biology with EUR 1.5 million for violating three articles of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
- Bill Toulas
- April 28, 2022
- 12:17 PM
- 1
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- March 02, 2022
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Surveillance firm pays $1 million fine after 'spy van' scandal

The Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection in Cyprus has collected a $1 million fine from intelligence company WiSpear for gathering mobile data from various individuals arriving at the airport in Larnaca.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 13, 2021
- 10:01 AM
- 0
WhatsApp to appeal $266 million fine for violating EU privacy laws

Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) has hit Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp with a €225 million ($266 million) administrative fine for violating the EU's GDPR privacy regulation after failing to inform users and non-users on what it does with their data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 02, 2021
- 09:29 AM
- 1
Amazon gets $888 million GDPR fine for behavioral advertising

Amazon has quietly been hit with a record-breaking €746 million fine for alleged GDPR violations regarding how it performs targeted behavioral advertising.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 30, 2021
- 12:34 PM
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