France fines Amazon $35 million over ‘intrusive’ employee surveillanceThe system was dinged for "requiring employees to justify every break or interruption."By L. Bonk, 01.23.2024
Facebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concernsAmong other recent penalties, the EU fined Meta €1.2 billion in May for moving EU citizens’ data to US-based servers.By W. Shanklin, 09.01.2023
Spotify has been fined $5.4 million for violating GDPR data rulesA Swedish regulator says the company wasn't transparent enough about its handling of user data.By K. Holt, 06.13.2023
Meta hit with $1.3 billion fine over Facebook's EU-US data transfersRegulators say Meta put EU citizens' data at riskBy D. Cooper, 05.22.2023
The Italian Data Protection Agency gives OpenAI a chance to avoid being bannedThe country has already temporarily blocked ChatGPT's use over data privacy concerns.By A. Tarantola, 04.12.2023
Italy to block ChatGPT over data protection issuesThe country says OpenAI may be violating the EU's data rules.By J. Fingas, 03.31.2023
EU vows to get tougher on Big Tech privacy violationsRegulators will have to show they're taking decisive action in GDPR cases.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2023
Meta fined $414 million in EU for requiring personalized adsFacebook, Instagram and WhatsApp may have to change their ad practices.By J. Fingas, 01.04.2023
EU's 'right to be forgotten' now extends to inaccurate claims about peopleGoogle will have to remove search results for provably false claims.By J. Fingas, 12.08.2022
EU confirms multiple ongoing investigations into TikTok data practicesRegulators are looking into data transfers to China and ads targeted at minors. By K. Holt, 11.22.2022
Meta faces $402 million EU fine over Instagram's privacy settings for childrenIt's the largest fine levied against Meta by the European regulator. By K. Bell, 09.05.2022
EU consumer groups file complaint against Google over 'deceptive' sign-up practices'You are subjected to surveillance by design and by default.'By S. Dent, 06.30.2022
Leaked document indicates Facebook has little insight into how user data is handledThe report casts doubt on the company's ability to comply with privacy regulations.By A. Khalid, 04.26.2022
Meta fined $18.6 million over 12 GDPR-related data breachesIreland's data watchdog received a dozen data breach notifications in 2018.By K. Holt, 03.15.2022
Italy slaps facial recognition firm Clearview AI with €20 million fineThe company is also banned from using images of Italians in its databaseBy A. Khalid, 03.09.2022
Regulators find Europe’s ad-tech industry acted unlawfullyIs this a farewell to consent pop-ups, which officials say don't work?By D. Cooper, 02.02.2022
How a civil rights group is holding Europe's online ad industry to accountIs this the end for the consent pop-up?By D. Cooper, 12.03.2021
WhatsApp faces $267 million EU fine over Facebook data sharing transparencyOfficials also say the data sharing itself violates EU law.By J. Fingas, 09.02.2021
Amazon handed record $888 million fine from EU data privacy watchdogThe penalty is the result of a 2018 complaint by French activists.By S. Shah, 07.30.2021
The EU's proposed AI laws would regulate robot surgeons but not the militaryThe nation-state collective is hoping the rest of the world follows suit. By A. Tarantola, 04.30.2021