Laws and regulations

FTC fines Facebook $5B and obliges it to adopt a new privacy framework

The Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and is instituting new oversight and restrictions on its…

7 years ago

FTC approves a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica…

7 years ago

UK ICO proposes a $123 million fine for Marriott 2014 data breach

The UK's data privacy regulator plans to fine giant hotel chain Marriott International with a £99 million ($123 million) under GDPR over…

7 years ago

City Council of Somerville bans facial recognition technology

City Council of Somerville, a Boston suburb, has voted to ban the use of facial recognition system by police and…

7 years ago

Italian data protection watchdog fines Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Italian data protection watchdog fined Facebook for one million euros ($1.1 million) for violating privacy laws over the Cambridge Analytica privacy…

7 years ago

Hacker who reported a flaw in Hungarian Magyar Telekom faces up to 8-years in jail

Hungarian police arrested a young hacker because he discovered and exploited serious vulnerabilities in the systems of the Magyar Telekom…

7 years ago

France watchdog fines Google with $57 million under the EU GDPR

The French data protection watchdog CNIL announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google…

7 years ago

State attorneys general announced a $1.5 million settlement with Neiman Marcus

Tens of state attorneys general announced a $1.5 million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group over a 2013 data breach.…

7 years ago

France data protection agency fines Uber 400k Euros Over 2016 Data Breach

France's data protection agency had fined the ride-sharing company Uber with 400,000 euros ($455,000) over a 2016 data breach. The data…

7 years ago

Uber fined nearly $1.2 Million by Dutch and UK Data Protection Authorities over data breach

British and Dutch data protection regulators fined the ride-sharing company Uber with $1,170,892 for the 2016 data breach. British and…

7 years ago

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