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Ireland fines Meta €390 million in latest privacy crackdown

The watchdog fined Meta €210 million for violations of the European Union's strict data privacy rules involving Facebook and an additional €180 million for breaches involving Instagram.

04/01/2023

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Meta fined €265 million in Ireland for Facebook data-scrapping breach

Ireland's Data Protection Commission said Meta infringed sections of the EU's GDPR rules.

28/11/2022

GDPR is the EU regulation protecting our data so it is not used inappropriately, but its details can be confusing.

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A new GDPR certification system aims to make it easier for businesses and citizens to understand EU data protection rules - and comply with them.

13/10/2022

The way we act, live and shop in virtual reality is already giving regulators a headache even before the metaverse has truly taken off.

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There have been reports of avatar groping and even gang rape in the metaverse but how virtual assault is regulated is murky territory.

18/02/2022

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Brands are already staking out the commercial opportunities within the metaverse but some experts are raising the alarm about the implications immersive advertising will have for user privacy, safety and consent.

03/12/2021

WhatsApp is appealing the fine, which it called "disproportionate"

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WhatsApp updates privacy policy after record €225 million fine

Users of the messaging app will be notified of the changes but won't have to take any action, the company said.

22/11/2021

A person checks out the Xiaomi Mi 9 mobile phone ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC 19) in Barcelona, Spain, February 24, 2019.

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Xiaomi slams Lithuania report that says its devices censor users

Lithuania advised people to throw away their Xiaomi smartphones after a report found one of their mobiles had built-in censorship capabilities.

23/09/2021

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi was criticised by a new cyber security report published by Lithuanian authorities

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A report by the country's cyber security agency found that one Chinese smartphone had built-in censorship tech that could detect terms like "Free Tibet".

22/09/2021

TikTok owner ByteDance is limiting access to the app's Chinese version, Douyin

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Under-14s in China will be restricted by a new "youth mode" according to app owner ByteDance, which said the move was aimed at protecting the young online.

20/09/2021

WhatsApp have been fined by the Irish data watchdog over data infringements.

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Ireland fines WhatsApp €225m for breaking EU data protection rules

Infringements relating to multiple GDPR articles were found. The Facebook-owned messaging platform was also cited for failing to meet its "transparency obligations".

02/09/2021

Tinder acknowledged that not all its users would feel comfortable handing over their personal IDs

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The company said a new option to verify users' ID would be voluntary at first. Japanese users have had to prove their identities since 2019.

17/08/2021

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Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data

The regulator suggested that the decision wasn’t just about protecting users' privacy but also to avoid the use of data "to influence voters' decisions to manipulate democratic choices", citing the upcoming 26 September parliamentary elections in Germany.

11/05/2021

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Karina Stan of the Developers Alliance anticipates the next wave of EU-driven internet regulation.

06/05/2021

The Commission thinks the UK offers an equivalent level of data protection.

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Brussels says EU-UK data flows are safe to continue post-Brexit

The decision of the European Commission, which is not yet final, will allow the transfer of personal data between the UK and the EU.

19/02/2021

Twitter has been fined for GDPR breaches

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Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 over GDPR breaches

Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 in first sanction against US firm under GDPR

15/12/2020

Apple says its spending in Europe increased 15% compared to 2019

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Cathy Kearney, Apple's VP for European Operations, says the iPhone maker's spending in Europe has increased by 15%

17/11/2020

The General Data Protection Regulation is a regulation in EU law that concerns data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area.

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Tech multinationals sued for alleged large-scale GDPR breaches

The damages could exceed €10 billion if the legal proceedings are successful, the NGO filing the cases said.

14/08/2020

A man wearing a mask looks at his phone near Parliament Square, in London, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

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Coronavirus conundrum: COVID-19 tracking apps that don’t breach privacy

European countries and developers are turning to mobile apps to track the spread of COVID-19, but they have to be careful to comply with strict EU data protection laws.

10/04/2020

Could the coronavirus pandemic lead to mass surveillance in Europe?

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Could the coronavirus pandemic lead to mass surveillance in Europe?

Life has been upended across Europe. But the coronavirus pandemic has opened up a key question: where is the balance between privacy and public health during this crisis?

31/03/2020

EU citizens 'are being tracked' on government and public sector websites | #TheCube

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A report by Danish company CookieBot finds that ad tracking companies are monitoring EU citizens when they search for sensitive health issues on public sector websites.

20/03/2019