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  • CNIL Fined Clearview AI €20 million
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    CNIL Fined Clearview AI €20 million

    Following complaints from NGOs, the French data protection authority (CNIL) fined Clearview AI €20 million in accordance with EU privacy rules and directed it to…

  • Shein owner fined $1.9 Million
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    Shein owner fined $1.9 Million

    Shein’s owner was fined $1.9M for not informing 39 million users of a data breach.Shein is in the headlines due to a 2018 data breach…

  • ICO Fines Easylife £1.48 Million 
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    ICO Fines Easylife £1.48 Million 

    The UK Data Protection Authority fined Easylife £1.35 million for creating 145,000 customer profiles using health information. Easylife also paid an additional fee for making 1345,732…

  • Meta sued by Facebook Users
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    Meta sued by Facebook Users

    The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, has been sued by two Facebook users in the US for monitoring their online browsing patterns. According…

  • iubenda joins Google in CMP Partner Program
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    iubenda joins Google in CMP Partner Program

    We are happy to announce iubenda is officially one of Google’s CMP Partners! 🎉 For you, this means that using iubenda’s Consent Management Platform (CMP)…

  • Google & Meta Fined $71.8 Million in South Korea
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    Google & Meta Fined $71.8 Million in South Korea

    South Korean authorities announced on Wednesday that Google and Meta had been fined $71.8 million (100 billion KRW) for violating the country’s privacy rules. This…

  • China – Faces and Vehicle License Plates Leaked
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    China – Faces and Vehicle License Plates Leaked

    Another large-scale data breach reveals new vulnerabilities in China’s extensive surveillance state. Although its contents may not seem noteworthy for China, where state monitoring is…

  • UK’s Six-Step Guide on Handling Data Protection Complaints
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    UK’s Six-Step Guide on Handling Data Protection Complaints

    Small businesses can follow a six-step guide from the UK DPA (Information Commissioner’s Office or ICO) on handling their data protection complaints. This manual was…

  • Record-high in Data Breach Cost
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    Record-high in Data Breach Cost

    This year saw a record-high increase in the average data breach cost, reaching $4.4 million, according to research from IBM Security issued on Wednesday. That…

  • Guidance on UK Binding Corporate Rules
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    Guidance on UK Binding Corporate Rules

    The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) stated on July 25, 2022, that it published new guidance on UK Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), which overrides all earlier…

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