AI is transforming the world at an unprecedented speed, and yet, a growing regulatory storm seems ready to slow it down. Recently, LinkedIn was forced to halt its AI-powered data processing in the UK after concerns raised by the ICO (Information Commissioner’s [...]
Volgens de Financial Times zijn de boetes onder de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) in het jaar 2023 met bijna 40 procent gestegen. Toezichthouders van Europese landen hebben vorig jaar een stuk strenger gehandhaafd en leggen steeds vaker d [...]
An exciting case was decided in Oslo at the beginning of September. In July, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority Datatilsynet had banned Meta Ireland and Facebook Norway (hereinafter referred to as Meta) from displaying personalised advertising via [...]
It is by far not the first time that Meta and its platforms had to face scrutiny in terms of their privacy policy. This time around, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) sanctioned WhatsApp with a fine of 5.5 million Euros due to the lack of a legitimate [...]
In a remarkable development that has sent shockwaves across the digital domain, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €1.2 billion fine to conclude its long-term investigation into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited - formerly Facebook Ireland – over its [...]
In 2021, media reports raised serious questions about how Facebook was dealing with the collected personal data of around 530 million Facebook users. Between 2018 and 2019, these datasets, which also included the email addresses and mobile phone numbers [...]
