Facebook Hit With $18.6 Million GDPR Fine Over 12 Data Breaches in 2018
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Tuesday slapped Facebook and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms a fine of €17 million (~$18.6 million) for a...
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France Rules That Using Google Analytics Violates GDPR Data Protection Law
French data protection regulators on Thursday found the use of Google Analytics a breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws...
French privacy regulator finds using Google Analytics can breach GDPR
Image: Google France’s privacy regulator has found instances where using Google Analytics is not compliant with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....
German Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPR
A regional court in the German city of Munich has ordered a website operator to pay €100 in damages for transferring a user’s personal...
Austrian Regulator Says Google Analytics Contravenes GDPR
A new ruling from the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) traps EU/U.S. data transfers between a rock and hard place. The rock is GDPR....
Facebook, GDPR and Max Schrems – Under the Hood of GDPR Legal Processes
In October 2021, The Irish Data Processing Commission (DPC) produced a Draft Decision on a complaint against Facebook originally raised by Max Schrems with...
Irish regulators support Facebook’s ‘consent bypass’ legal maneuver, suggest $42 million fine for GDPR violations
Regulators in Ireland have proposed up to $42 million in fines for Facebook after the company was accused of violating the GDPR through deceptive...
Get training on Microsoft, Cybersecurity, Python, GDPR, and more with this master class
It’s actually so much easier than you might imagine to train for a well-paid career in the tech industry. Even just one of the...
Data protection: UK to diverge from GDPR in post-Brexit overhaul of privacy rules
The UK has announced plans to change data protection and privacy laws in what the government describes as a new mandate that promotes innovation...
Strengthen Your Password Policy With GDPR Compliance
A solid password policy is the first line of defense for your corporate network. Protecting your systems from unauthorized users may sound easy on...