Meta faces GDPR complaint over its subscription model
The privacy rights group NOYB has filed a GDPR complaint against Meta with Austria’s data protection authority over this option.
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Meta Fined $413 million in Ireland for breaking GDPR rules
The Irish Data Protection Commission fine Meta Ireland a total of $413 million for breaches of the EU’s GDPR related to handling of personal information.
DPC sends draft decision on Facebook data breach probe
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has submitted a draft decision on its GDPR investigation into Facebook parent company Meta.
TikTok ads policy is ‘clear abuse’ of European law GDPR
Rights activists accused TikTok of breaching EU laws by co-opting users into sharing their data for targeted ads. A clear abuse of laws, including GDPR.
Facebook could face €36m GDPR fine from Ireland DPC
Facebook could be facing a fine of up to €36m for breaching its transparency obligations under GDPR, according to a draft decision.
WhatsApp faces $267M fine for breaching Europe GDPR
Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced $267M fine for WhatsApp under Europe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
New Ransomware Steals Your Data and Threatens to Report you to GDPR
A group of hackers is threatening MongoDB databases yet again, but this time they are threatening to report the owners to the GDPR if their demands…
First major GDPR decisions looming on Twitter and Facebook
The lead data regulator for much of big tech in Europe is moving inexorably towards issuing its first major cross-border GDPR decision — saying today it’s…
4 Tips for Scaling Your Event Programs in the GDPR Era
It’s no secret that events drive revenue (in a Harvard Business Review study of 739 executives, 52% of brands say events drive more ROI than any other…
GDPR privacy can be defeated using right of access requests
A British researcher has uncovered an ironic security hole in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – right of access requests. Right of access,…