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Irish Data Protection Commission Fined Twitter Over a Data Breach

The Data Protection Commission has imposed an administrative fine of €450,000 on Twitter. The draft decision in this inquiry, having been submitted to other Concerned Supervisory Authorities under Article 60 of the GDPR in May of this year, was the first one to go through the Article 65 (“dispute resolution”) process since the introduction of the GDPR and was the first Draft Decision in a “big tech” case on which all EU supervisory authorities were consulted as Concerned Supervisory Authorities. … Continue reading >

CNIL Fines Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited for Placing Cookies on Google.fr

On December 7, 2020, the CNIL fined Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited with a total fine of 100 million euros, in particular for deploying advertising cookies on the google.fr visitors’ devices without prior consent and for not meeting transparency requirements. … Continue reading >

Amazon Europe Core Fined 35 Million Euros for not Complying with Cookie Rules

The CNIL has fined Amazon Europe Core 35 million euros for placing advertising cookies on users' computers on the amazon.fr site without prior consent and for not informing them about cookies properly. … Continue reading >

DISH Network Settles with the Department of Justice over Telemarketing Violations

The Department of Justice has announced a settlement in which DISH Network LLC will pay $126 million in civil penalties to the United States in violation of the Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule and $84 million to four states for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, for a total settlement of $210 million. … Continue reading >

ICO has fined Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million over a data breach

The Information Commissioner's Office found that the company failed to put appropriate security measures in place to prevent a cyber-attack on a chat-bot installed on its online payment page. Ticketmaster’s failure to protect customer information is a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). … Continue reading >

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