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TikTok Slammed With €530 Million GDPR Fine for Sending E.U. Data to China
2025-05-02 12:25

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Tuesday fined popular video-sharing platform TikTok €530 million ($601 million) for infringing data protection regulations in the region by...

Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online
2025-04-24 15:59

Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb For anyone who's ever been frustrated by the need to go online to play a single-player video game, the European...

GDPR complaints filed against TikTok, Temu for sending user data to China
2025-01-16 22:34

Non-profit privacy advocacy group "None of Your Business" (noyb) has filed six complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi, for unlawfully transferring European user's...

Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules
2025-01-13 05:27

PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more Infosec in brief Gravy Analytics, a vendor of location intelligence info for...

Italy Fines OpenAI €15 Million for ChatGPT GDPR Data Privacy Violations
2024-12-23 06:42

Italy's data protection authority has fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI a fine of €15 million ($15.66 million) over how the generative artificial intelligence application handles personal data. The fine...

Dutch DPA Fines Netflix €4.75 Million for GDPR Violations Over Data Transparency
2024-12-19 09:26

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) on Wednesday fined video on-demand streaming service Netflix €4.75 million ($4.93 million) for not giving consumers enough information about how it used...

Nextcloud Talk: Open-source, GDPR-compliant alternative to Microsoft Teams
2024-12-03 09:08

Nextcloud has unveiled Nextcloud Talk, an open-source alternative to Microsoft Teams. It’s a privacy-compliant collaboration platform for hybrid teams that gives companies complete control over...

Irish Watchdog Imposes Record €310 Million Fine on LinkedIn for GDPR Violations
2024-10-25 05:49

The Irish data protection watchdog on Thursday fined LinkedIn €310 million ($335 million) for violating the privacy of its users by conducting behavioral analyses of personal data for targeted...

Ryanair faces GDPR turbulence over customer ID checks
2024-10-05 09:31

Irish data watchdog opens probe after 'numerous complaints' Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into Ryanair's Customer Verification Process for travelers booking...

GDPR Security Pack
2024-09-29 16:00

Save $85 with this GDPR Security Pack. Read on to find out how. One of the key requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation is a demonstrated effort to enforce security measures that...