Ad Tracking Company, Criteo, Could Be Hit With €60 Million Fine for GDPR Violations Drew Wilson | August 5, 2022 Criteo, an ad tech company that tracks users activity, has been hit with a proposed €60 Million fine for GDPR violations.
Clearview.ai Fined €20 Million Under GDPR. Ordered to Halt Processing and Delete All Greek Data Drew Wilson | July 21, 2022 Clearview.ai was fined €20 Million for violating the GDPR. The company was ordered to halt data processing and delete all Greek data.
Twitter Fined $150 Million for Using Two Factor Authentication for Marketing Purposes Drew Wilson | May 27, 2022 Two factor authentication is often pushed for security purposes. Twitter, however, used that information for more.
French Regulators to Hit Google, Facebook With €210 Million e-Privacy Fines Drew Wilson | January 10, 2022 Google and Facebook are about to get slapped with even more fines from French regulators, CNIL. This under the e-Privacy laws.
As WhatsApp Challenges €225 Million GDPR Fine, Swiss Army Drops Recommendation Drew Wilson | January 8, 2022 WhatsApp is challenging the €225 Million fine it received under the GDPR laws. This as the Swiss Army is no longer recommending it.
Judge Agrees to Pause Payments of Amazon’s €746 Million GDPR Fine Drew Wilson | December 30, 2021 Amazon has disputed the €746 million fine it was hit under the GDPR. A report says a judge agreed to pause payments.
Grindr GDPR Fine Adjusted to $7.1 Million Following Review Drew Wilson | December 29, 2021 European regulators say they have adjusted the fine against Grindr to $7.1 million after learning more about their finances.
Amazon Fined €746 Million for GDPR Violations Drew Wilson | August 3, 2021 Online retail giant, Amazon, has been hit with a €746 million fine. The fine was for violating the GDPR.
Grindr Faces $11.7 Million Fine for Selling Personal Information Drew Wilson | January 26, 2021 Gay dating site, Grindr, is facing an $11.7 million fine in Norway. This after they allegedly sold personal information without authorization.
Lawyer: Virgin Media Could Face £4.5 Billion in Penalties for Data Leak Drew Wilson | March 29, 2020 The penalties could be quite steep for Virgin Media according to one lawyer. He says compensation could be around £5000 per claimant. Math only takes over from there.
