A press release of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in relation to multiple international media reports, which highlighted that one or more collated datasets of Twitter user personal data had been made available on the internet. Continue reading on the DPC website here.
The CNBC reports that Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the social media giant gave third parties access to user data without their consent. Continue reading the CNBC article here.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published details of data breaches, complaints and civil investigations on its website here. The ICO underlines that it made the information available proactively in line with its commitment to being open and transparent about its work and policies. Certainly, such transparency increases data privacy corporate responsibility and the...
The French DPA CNIL imposed a penalty of 60 million euros on Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd,, in particular for not allowing the users to refuse cookies as easily as accepting them. Continue reading the related CNIL press release here.
The French Data Protection Authority, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), publishes a reminder on the entry into force of new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for data transfers outside the EU as of Dec. 27. The publication stresses that data exporters and importers will no longer be able to use the old...
Emily O’Reilly, the EU Ombudsman, found that the European Commission’s monitoring of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) handling of “big tech” cases, including cross border cases, is appropriate and represents good administration of DPA mandate. Read more on RTE here.
According to this article on Bloomberg, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter for alleged violations of privacy of users and inadequate cybersecurity measures. The Commission has questioned former Twitter Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran and Chief Information Security Officer Lea Kissner whether Twitter, since its taking over by Elon Mask, has complied...
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