The PIPC fine to Alibaba Group was accompanied by an order to rectify the privacy violations, along with a set of recommendations to avoid future regulatory action. About 180,000 AliExpress customers are thought to have been impacted.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued non-binding guidance that finds Meta's 'consent or pay' model is unlikely to be found valid if the only choice for consumers is to either give up all of their personal data, or pay a subscription fee for privacy.
