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Italian Watchdog fines OpenAI for GDPR Violations

In March 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority, also known as Garante, launched an investigation into OpenAI's practices concerning their AI model, ChatGPT. The investigation uncovered multiple violations of the…

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PravinKarthik December 24, 2024

Dutch DPA fines Netflix over GDPR Violations

In recent times, data privacy has become a critical concern for both users and regulatory bodies. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforced by the European Union aims to protect…

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PravinKarthik December 24, 2024

Uber is fined by the Dutch watch dog over the GDPR violation

The Dutch data protection authority has fined Uber €290mn for transferring personal European driver data to the US. As per DPA, the transfers constituted a violation of the EU’s GDPR,…

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PravinKarthik August 26, 2024

Irish DPC imposes €345 million fine on TikTok

Irish privacy regulator issued a fine of €345 million, or $367 million, to TikTok after it breached the European Union’s GDPR regulation. The DPC determined that TikTok has breached more…

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PravinKarthik September 16, 2023

Irish DPC Penalized Meta on Ads

The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Meta $414 million for its management of user data for distributing personalized ads. The fines include one for violations of the E.U. GDPR…

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PravinKarthik January 5, 2023

Meta fined again by Irish Data Protection Regulators

The Irish subsidiary of Facebook owner Meta Platforms has been fined €265 million today by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission for breaching the EU GDPR. The commission launched an investigation in…

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PravinKarthik November 29, 2022

Instagram Fined by Irish DPC on GDPR Concerns

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has issued a fine of €405m ($402.2m) against social media site Instagram following an investigation into its handling of children's data. Instagram had allowed children to…

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PravinKarthik September 7, 2022

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Cookie Banner Terror

Cookie Banner EU NOYB group based out of Vienna said it would be presenting more than 500 draft complaints to companies over what it calls the "cookie banner terror" which…

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PravinKarthik June 2, 2021