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South Korea Fines Meta $15.67M for Illegally Sharing Sensitive User Data with Advertisers
Meta has been fined 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) by South Korea’s data privacy watchdog for illegally collecting sensitive personal…
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Ireland’s Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google’s AI Data Practices in Europe
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a “Cross-Border statutory inquiry” into Google’s foundational artificial…
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Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €290 Million for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber a record €290 million ($324 million) for allegedly failing to comply…
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Meta Halts AI Training on EU User Data Amid Privacy Concerns
Jun 15, 2024NewsroomArtificial Intelligence / Privacy Meta on Friday said it’s delaying its efforts to train the company’s large language…
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U.K. Electoral Commission Breach Exposes Voter Data of 40 Million Britons
The U.K. Electoral Commission on Tuesday disclosed a “complex” cyber attack on its systems that went undetected for over a…
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FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding…
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Italian Watchdog Bans OpenAI’s ChatGPT Over Data Protection Concerns
The Italian data protection watchdog, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (aka Garante), has imposed a temporary ban of…
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TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Online Safety Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million (about $5.4…
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Irish Regulators Fine Facebook $414 Million for Forcing Users to Accept Targeted Ads
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms €390 million (roughly…
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France Fines Microsoft €60 Million for Using Advertising Cookies Without User Consent
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security France’s privacy watchdog has imposed a €60 million ($63.88 million) fine against Microsoft’s…
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