Security News > 2023 > June > Microsoft stashes nearly half a billion in case LinkedIn data drama hits

Microsoft has warned investors about a "Non-public" draft decision by Irish regulators against LinkedIn for allegedly dodgy ad data practices, explaining it had set aside some cash to pay off any potential fine.

The software giant said the funds were connected to a 2018 investigation by the Irish Data Protection Commission looking into whether LinkedIn's targeted advertising practices violated the the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.

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It's not a done deal as Microsoft intends to fight the action and will dispute both "The legal basis for, and the amount of, the proposed fine and will continue to defend its compliance with GDPR.".

Early on in the life of GDPR, LinkedIn stopped displaying a member-to-guest connection invitation screen on the platform after "Numerous engagements with the DPC.".

The invitation previously allowed for the syncing of the address books of its European members, according to the IDPC, but the Facebook-for-suits outfit then "Removed this feature in Europe." The IDPC said at the time that it viewed this as "a positive step taken by LinkedIn Ireland in meeting its GDPR requirements, particularly for the processing of non-user data." .

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