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Data ProtectionNews

€265 Million GDPR Fine for Meta Over Data Scraping Conducted Prior to 2020

November 30, 2022
The GDPR fine was sparked by a round of media reports in early 2021 documenting how the personal data of over 530 million Facebook users was left open to data scraping for an extended period thanks to faults in certain tools.
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Data ProtectionNews

€405 Million GDPR Fine for Instagram Over Privacy Settings for Underage Users

September 9, 2022
Underage Instagram users were opting to ignore privacy settings and work around them by opening business accounts, leading to a GDPR fine of €405 Million by the Irish DPC.
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Aerial view of Gran Via, main shopping street in Madrid, Spain showing Google GDPR Fine for violating right to be forgotten
Data ProtectionNews

Spain Hands Google €10 Million GDPR Fine for Violation of “Right To Be Forgotten” Rules

June 6, 2022
Spanish data protection authority AEPD called the two infringements that led to the GDPR fine "very serious." Both relate to Google's transfer of EU citizen data to the US.
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Data ProtectionNews

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.
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Data ProtectionNews

Leak of IP Address Via Google Fonts Prompts GDPR Fine

February 15, 2022
Even seemingly innocuous “free” tools can cause data privacy problems, as a company out of Germany has found out. The company has been ordered to pay a small GDPR fine due to its use of Google Fonts.
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Data ProtectionNews

City of Lisbon Facing $1.4 Million GDPR Fine for Years-Long Practice of Funneling Activist Personal Data to Foreign Diplomats

January 28, 2022
Mayor's office of Lisbon has been handed a $1.4 million fine by the country's data protection commission for providing the personal data of activists and organizers to foreign diplomats, including Russia’s foreign ministry.
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Data ProtectionNews

Irish DPC Rankles Privacy Advocates Again With Proposed $42 Million GDPR Fine for Facebook

October 18, 2021
Proposed fruits of the Irish DPC's three-year investigation into Facebook's consent and transparency violations are GDPR fines that would amount to a maximum of about $36 million to $42 million, or what the company makes roughly every two hours.
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Data ProtectionNews

WhatsApp’s $267 Million GDPR Fine Shows Willingness of Irish DPA to Issue Large Penalties

September 7, 2021
The Irish DPC has taken some heat for perceived softness in issuing GDPR fines to Big Tech. A $267 million fine issued to WhatsApp is the first substantial amount that the Irish regulator has assessed, but it comes amidst accusations and criticism.
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Data ProtectionNews

Record GDPR Fine Handed to Amazon Over Targeted Advertising

August 4, 2021
The Luxembourg CNPD has issued Amazon the largest GDPR fine to date, hitting the online shopping giant with a penalty of €746 million (about $887 million) over its targeted advertising practices.
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Data ProtectionNews

Proposed GDPR Fine on Amazon Stems From Mystery Allegations Out of Luxembourg

June 15, 2021
The $425 million GDPR fine has been proposed by Luxembourg’s data protection commission, which has submitted a draft decision to the data protection authorities of the other EU member states.
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