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Irish DPC Orders €390 Million Fine to Meta Over Targeted Advertising, Orders Implementation of Ability To Opt Out

January 9, 2023

Irish DPC has handed down a €390 million fine to Meta over its targeted advertising practices on Facebook and Instagram. The fine stems from a long legal battle over Meta's claim that users enter into an implicit contract agreeing to receive personalized ads when they accept the terms of service.

European flag with circuit board showing Digital Services Act on targeted advertising and recommender algorithms

Data Protection News

Finalized EU Digital Services Act Promises Transparency in Recommender Algorithms, New Restrictions on Targeted Advertising

May 4, 2022

Digital Services Act would bring new restrictions on how targeted advertising can use sensitive personal information and a requirement that the inner workings of recommender algorithms be visible to the public.

Data Protection News

New GDPR Fine for Meta: €17 Million for Facebook GDPR Violations Tied to a Dozen Data Breaches

March 21, 2022

Facebook’s new €17 million GDPR fine stems from a failure to demonstrate that adequate security measures were in place to prevent the data breaches in 2018.

External view of the modern metal and glass palaces which house the European Parliament showing Data Act data sharing rules

Data Protection News

European Commission Draft Data Act Lays Out Data Sharing Obligations for Device Manufacturers, Industrial Systems

March 4, 2022

The Data Act would make data sharing terms more easily accessible to end users, allowing them direct access to stored data and controls to limit its use and movement.

Data Protection News

Already Reeling, Meta’s Fate in Europe May Be Decided by Draft Decision on EU-US Data Transfers Set for Late March

February 28, 2022

Meta has issued statements indicating that a stoppage of EU-US data transfers would be "devastating" and could cause it to pull services from the region, even specifically naming Facebook and Instagram as products that could become inaccessible.

Multimedia wall concept showing GDPR violations for consent management impacting real-time bidding

Data Protection News

IAB Europe GDPR Violations for Consent Management May Force Major Changes to Real-Time Bidding Systems

February 9, 2022

A decision has found GDPR violations in the TCF consent management systems widely used by ad networks, ruling that the process is not adequately transparent to data subjects and does not inform them or secure their data properly.

A large barge for the transport of fuel on the Rhine in Germany showing cyber attack on oil terminals

Cyber Security News

Fuel Troubles Continue in Europe as Oil Terminals in Netherlands and Belgium Suffer Cyber Attacks; Unclear if Breaches Are Coordinated

February 8, 2022

European oil terminals are reporting recent cyber attacks that have disrupted operations, collectively impacting port operations throughout Europe and Africa. Timing of cyber attacks in Europe raises questions about coordinated campaign.

Judge hammer on Euro banknotes showing GDPR fines by data regulators

Data Protection News

GDPR Fines Way Up, But Distribution is Uneven; Data Regulators Target Big Tech, EU Nations Differ in Approach

January 25, 2022

DLA Piper finds that GDPR fines were up 7x in 2021. Data regulators are also receiving more data breach notifications, a trend that has steadily increased each year.

Data Privacy News

Mobile Operators Irked by iCloud Private Relay Feature, Pitch to Regulators Casts It as “Threat to Data Sovereignty”

January 25, 2022

The new iCloud private relay feature is unpopular with mobile operators and some of the industry's biggest names are petitioning European regulators to see it as a threat to national digital sovereignty.

Smart phone showing Tiktok app showing issue with data transfers

Data Protection News

Tiktok Faces EU Probes Over Data Transfers to China, Handling of Children’s Data

September 24, 2021

One probe calls TikTok’s #GDPR compliance into question due to data transfers to China. The other is on a theme that has been causing TikTok problems for years now: its collection and handling of the personal data of children.

Europe

Irish DPC Orders €390 Million Fine to Meta Over Targeted Advertising, Orders Implementation of Ability To Opt Out

Finalized EU Digital Services Act Promises Transparency in Recommender Algorithms, New Restrictions on Targeted Advertising

Fuel Troubles Continue in Europe as Oil Terminals in Netherlands and Belgium Suffer Cyber Attacks; Unclear if Breaches Are Coordinated

Mobile Operators Irked by iCloud Private Relay Feature, Pitch to Regulators Casts It as “Threat to Data Sovereignty”

Chick-fil-A Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Data Collection Embedded in Viral Video Marketing Campaign

AI in HR – How To Make Use of the New Hype in a Compliant Manner

Privacy’s Shifting Left: Are You Ready To Move?

Wanted Hacker Accessed Federal No Fly List on an Unsecured Airline’s Server