According to the claim, some users received targeted ads via Facebook and Instagram while logged in to personal accounts. The ads were including sensitive data such as specific sexually transmitted diseases. The company has settled the case by agreeing with the FTC to a $1.5 million fine. Read more here
Meta Inc. lost the appeal against a decision of the San Marino DPA, which fined the social media for the illicit diffusion of personal data of about 12,700 citizens of San Marino via the social media Facebook. The hack of data happened in 2019, when personal data of about 533m individuals were stolen and published...
WhatsApp / META has announced that it will appeal the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced fine of 5.5 million euros for violations of EU GDPR transparency requirements and for forcing the WhatsApp users to consent to the processing of their data in the Terms of Service. The violations refer to the violation of 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 US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a press release announcing that Epic Games, Inc. will pay a $275 million penalty for alleging violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), change default privacy settings, and pay $245 million in refunds for tricking users into making unwanted charges. Continue reading the press release here.
The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Meta due to a data breach affecting millions of Facebook users’ personal data. Read more
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced the issuance of a €405m fine against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Instagram), as it concluded an inquiry began in 2020 which involved other European DPAs and the European Data Protection Board. The inquiry referred to Instagram’s processing of child users’ personal data, and particularly the social media...
The Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has fined Google and Meta tech giants for the use of tracking services to monitor online activity of users and target them with advertisement, without their consent. The combined fine amounts to USD72m. The decision can be appealed within 90 days. Find more at the PIPC website (in...
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