Potential GDPR Fine of $425M for Amazon
Online retail giant, Amazon is facing a fine for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the tune of €425m, the highest amount ever sanctioned against company. Amazon was investigated in relation to the way that it gathers the personal data of its account holders and then uses that information in its marketing campaigns. GDPR requires companies to seek people’s consent before using their...
UK & Italy Lead the Way for 2020 GDPR Penalties
Finbold, the online financial news and analysis portal, has released a report detailing the level of fines sanctioned during 2020 for violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. It reveals that some €171.3m in financial penalties have been sanctioned by the various data protection agencies in EU Member States during the time period from January 1 2020 to December 31 2020. 299 is the total number of 299 GDPR...
GDPR Breach Impacting Over 400,000 Customers Results in €22m Penalty for BA
A £20 million (€22m) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fine has been sanctioned against British Airways in the United Kingdom following a breach that affected the private data of more than 400,000 customers. Following an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) when the breach was first reported, a financial penalty of £184 million (€204 million) was imposed on BA. British Airways appealed the penalty. The...
Ireland Facebook Ordered to Stop Data Transfers to US by Irish DPO
A preliminary order has been handed down by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) ordering Facebook to stop sending personal data transfers from Ireland to the United States. This order is a result of the European Union Court ruling in July, referred to as Schrem II, that stated it is illegal for any personal data being transferred from the EU to the US if it can be monitored by US government agencies or federal authorities. What...
TikTok Data Management Being Investigated by CNIL in France
It has been revealed that the data protection authority in France, the CNIL, is about to review the data operations of TikTok. TikTok has been trying to appoint the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland as its lead authority in Europe. It has done so by establishing a base in Ireland to manage private data for EU-based users. Due to this the group believes that the investigation in France may be deemed invalid. The DPC is...