AvatarSean SadlerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans’ data on US serversverified_publishercityam.com - Michiel WillemsIf Meta is not given the option to transfer, store and process data from its European users on US-based servers, Facebook and Instagram may be shut …
AvatarSean SadlerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhatsApp forced to revise privacy policy for Europe after record £190m fineverified_publishercityam.com - Farah GhouriWhatsapp has been ordered to change its privacy policy following a giant fine by the Irish data protection watchdog earlier this year, according to …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarWhatsApp hit with record £193,000,000 fine by the EUMetro - Jeff ParsonsWhatsApp has been hit with a fine of €225 million (£193 million) by the data protection commissioner, following an investigation into practices at …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarWhatsApp fined $267 million for GDPR violationsverified_publisherZDNET - Jonathan GreigIrish regulators were forced to increase the fine after facing backlash from other EU regulators this summer for handing down a 50 million euro …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarWhatsApp fined a record $267 million for GDPR violationsTechSpot - Daniel SimsIn brief: Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced it's hitting WhatsApp with its biggest ever fine for GDPR violations. European …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarData protection: UK to diverge from GDPR in post-Brexit overhaul of privacy rulesverified_publisherZDNET - Danny PalmerGovernment claims that a new data policy will allow innovation and economic growth, but privacy experts are sceptical and warn it could result in …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarUK names John Edwards as its choice for next data protection chief as gov’t eyes watering down privacy standardsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Natasha LomasThe U.K. government has named the person it wants to take over as its chief data protection watchdog, with sitting commissioner Elizabeth Denham overdue to vacate the post: The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) today said its preferred replacement is New Zealand’s privacy …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarJudge rules Google has to face lawsuit that claims it tracks users even in Incognito modeverified_publisherThe Verge - Kim LyonsThe plaintiffs allege Google collects personal data even if users put privacy controls in place A judge in California ruled Friday that Google has to face a class action lawsuit that claims the search giant secretly collects data from users even when they’re using its private “Incognito” mode, …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarTikTok hit with consumer, child safety and privacy complaints in Europeverified_publisherTechCrunch - Natasha LomasTikTok is facing a fresh round of regulatory complaints in Europe where consumer protection groups have filed a series of coordinated complaints alleging multiple breaches of EU law. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has lodged with the European Commission and the bloc’s network of consumer …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarGDPR: German laptop retailer fined €10.4m for video-monitoring employeesverified_publisherZDNET - Catalin CimpanuNBB (notebooksbilliger.de) described the GDPR fine "as wrong as it is irresponsible." The data regulator for the German state of Lower Saxony has …
AvatarSean SadlerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFacebook will move UK users' data to the US post-Brexititpro.co.uk - Sabina WestonFacebook will move UK users' data to the US post-Brexit Facebook will move UK users' data to the US post-Brexit The move raises concerns as the US has …
AvatarSean SadlerAvatarAvatarBrexit’s latest headache? An extra bundle of GDPR bureaucracyWired UK - Gian M. VolpicelliRemember GDPR's Article 27? Well, you might have to after Brexit happens Twenty per cent of Tim Bell’s customers are UK-based entrepreneurs and …