Enforcement

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Google to Pay Record €50 Million GDPR Fines as CNIL Draws Lines in the Sand

January 30, 2019

Google received €50 million in GDPR fines from French regulator CNIL for failing to adequately inform users about their data collection practices, and not giving users enough control over how their information is used. What are the lessons learnt? Read More

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Data Privacy News

ICO Flexes Its Muscles with 69% Increase in Fines for Spam and Data Breaches

February 7, 2018

UK's ICO is increasingly active in their efforts to reduce offences in anti-spam regulations and data breaches. In 2017, we witnessed an annual rise in fines of nearly 69 percent, from £2.9 to £4.9 million. A total of 104 companies has been fined a total of £8.7 million for failures since August 2015. Read More

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Data Protection News

New Legislation in U.S. Proposes Federal Data Protection Agency, Broad Range of New Enforcement Actions

February 24, 2020

Proposed privacy bill will establish a new federal Data Protection Agency responsible for creating national privacy rules and have broad enforcement powers by way of fines and civil penalties. Read More

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Data Privacy News

California Stepping Up Its Probe Into Facebook Privacy Practices

November 21, 2019

In a new California lawsuit, Facebook is accused of failing to adequately comply with information and subpoena requests related to the company’s privacy practices. Read More

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Data Protection News

Busy Year with Millions in ICO Fines Levied for Data Breaches

December 11, 2018

ICO had a busy 2018 with the ten largest fines totaling about £5,000,000 and also the first ICO fines levied at the maximum amount for Facebook and Equifax. Read More

Gavel on Euro dollar notes showing GDPR fines topping $126 million with over 160,000 reported data breaches

Data Protection News

GDPR Fines Top $126 Million With Over 160,000 Data Breaches Reported

February 3, 2020

Both breach notifications and GDPR fines have increased in the past year, however, survey has shown a striking disparity in the number of data breaches reported among EU member nations. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

Is Your Organization Prepared for the July 1 CCPA Enforcement Deadline?

June 29, 2020

With July 1 CCPA enforcement deadline fast approaching, have organizations taken the necessary steps to achieve compliance and remain compliant in the future? Read More

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Data Protection Insights

GDPR’s Big Moment Has Just Arrived – With a $228 Million Data Breach Fine

September 12, 2019

The size of today's GDPR penalties has set the level against which all future data breach fines will be judged as global data breaches are pursued by multiple regulatory authorities and private citizens alike. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

Data Protection – A Tale of Two Cities

May 21, 2016

As personal data protection continue to challenge companies it is becoming apparent that the commissions and other structures that police these issues have become impatient with organisations that are not complying with recommendations. For the first time those companies which have suffered a data breach and been found not in compliance are feeling the wrath of governing bodies. Read More

Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport showing British Airways facing the highest record of GDPR fines at proposed value of £183 million

Data Protection News

British Airways Facing Record Penalty; Is This the Beginning of Maximum GDPR Fines?

July 11, 2019

At a proposed value of £183 million, British Airways is facing the highest record of GDPR fines, Britain's DPA is making it clear that companies should protect customers’ data or be ready to pay. Read More