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Publisher Faces $18.5M Fine From FTC
The FTC have given a publisher a large civil penalty for using dark patterns and misleading information across their website.
ICO Fines £180,000 For Unlawful Calls
ICO have fined two companies a combined total of £180,000 for making nearly half a million nuisance calls to people on a do not call list.
Microsoft Fined $20M for Illegally Gathering Children’s Info
Microsoft have agreed a settlement of $20 million with the FTC following a complaint about how they handled children's personal information.
Ring Fined for Allowing Illegal Surveillance of Customers
The FTC have said Ring should pay $5.8 million and impose new security measures following a complaint regarding practices with user videos.
Montana Bans TikTok
Montana has passed an act will bans TikTok from being operated or downloaded with the state's jurisdiction.
Sports Betting Company Fined for Storage of Payment Data
The Croatian DPA have investigated and fined a sports betting company for unlawfully storing and processing credit card information.
Croatian Debt Collector Fined For GDPR Violations
The Croatian DPA have fined a debt collection agency for violating GDPR as they were processing data in a non-transparent way.
Facebook Brazil Fined Billions for Third-Party Data Scraping
A Brazilian Court has fined Facebook BRL 4.1 billion after it was found they violated LGPD by failing to adequately protect users data
Former Uber CISO Avoids Jail Time After Data Breach
Uber's former CISO narrowly avoided jail time after covering up a huge data breach that impacted the data of over 57 million people.
New York Law Firm Fined $200,000 After Not Protecting Data
A New York law firm has been fined $200,000 for failing to protect the protected health information of New Yorkers.
ICO Fines Company £200,000 for Nuisance Call Campaign
ICO fined a company £200,000 after they made over 1.5 million nuisance, direct marketing calls within an 11-month period.
Georgia Healthcare Provider Settles with Massachusetts Attorney General
A GA based healthcare provider will pay a penalty to the MA Attorney General for failing to protect against phishing attacks.
ICO Fines Catalogue Retailer £1.48 Million
ICO has fined a company for contacting people unlawfully for direct marketing purposes and profiling individuals without consent.
First BIPA Jury Gives Guilty Verdict and $228M in Damages
The first ever BIPA jury trial found a company violated BIPA 45,600 times and awarded a total of $228 million in damages.
Clearview Fined Again For Unlawful Image Scraping
CNIL have fined Clearview for their facial recognition technology as it violates GDPR, they also failed to cooperate with the investigation.
NY DFS Fines Crypto Platform $30 Million for Significant Deficiencies
Robinhood Crypto, LLC are fined $30 million and ordered to hire an independent consultant after failures in cybersecurity and others.
Canadian Retail Company fined $100,000 by CRTC
The CRTC has fined a retail company $100,000 for violations of the Telecommunications Act and the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules.
Morgan Stanley Fined $35m By SEC For Data Security Lapse
The SEC have fined Morgan Stanley $35m for failing to correctly dispose of hard drives and tapes that contained customer information.
Dutch Hospital Fined for Unauthorized Access
A Dutch Court ordered a hospital to pay compensation after an employee accessed medical information and helped it be published in a book.
ICO Fines Halfords for Spam Deluge
The UK regulator, ICO, has fined retailer Halfords £30,000 for breaking the law by emailing nearly 500,000 consumers without their consent.
Brazilian Court Condemns Lab Company for Unlawful Use of PHI
The Court of São Paulo has fined a laboratory for the unlawful use of a woman's data after receiving information that the woman was pregnant.
CNIL Fines UBEEQO €175,000 for Excessive Data Collection
CNIL has fined a car rental company, UBEEQO for excessive collection of geolocation data and therefore violating GDPR.
ICO UK Fines NHS Trust Employee for Unlawfully Obtaining PHI
The ICO has fined an NHS Trust employee for unlawfully accessing the personal health information of 14 patients he knew personally.
California AG Proposes $1.2 Million Settlement With Sephora
The Californian Attorney General has proposed a settlement with cosmetics retailer Sephora for violations of the CCPA.
Tracking: DPA Lower Saxony Fines Volkswagen €1.1 Million
Volkswagen have been fined for unlawful data processing while using a test vehicle to carry out training on a driver assistance system.
FTC Fines Company $500,000 for Multiple Data Breaches
FTC's case against CafePress has resulted in a settlement of $500,000 USD after a hackers accessed personal information in multiple data breaches
€4.24 Million Fine Against Uber Companies
The Italian DPA has fined Uber companies a collective €4.24 million following GDPR violations and a security affecting millions.
CRTC Fines Platform $100,000 for Unlawful Telemarketing
The CRTC has fined an online platform for calling people on the National Do Not Call list and breaking other national telemarketing rules.
New Jersey AG Agrees £1.2 Million Settlement with Companies
The New Jersey AG has agreed a settlement of $1.2 million with multiple companies after inadequate security led to multiple data breaches
FTC Fines a Media Company $102 Million for Fake Websites
The FTC has won a case against a company who posed as fake government websites to get personal information.
Spanish Telecom to Pay €3,940,000 for Inadequate Security
A Spanish telecom company has been fined heavily for failing to prevent the identity theft of multiple customers.
German Court Imposes €2,000 in Immaterial Damages
A German Court awarded €2,000 against a health insurance company for sending the sensitive data to an incorrect email address.
€26 Million Fine Against Enel Energia for Multiple Offences
An Italian energy company has been fined £26.5 million after violating GDPR with their marketing communications.
Real Estate Companies Don’t Need to Worry About Privacy – Right?
Real estate companies can believe data privacy doesn't apply as they handle property, not people, we've seen recently why this isn't the case
Why Can Criminal Background Checks on Job Applicants Present a Risk
Following a fine for a transportation company it's now come into question; what can companies do when it comes to criminal background checks?
NY Court Approves $4.95 Million Settlement for Poor Security
A settlement has been agreed for a class action settlement against Deloitte following a significant data breach in May 2020.
Brazil Court Confirms Injunction for Privacy Violations
An appeal was placed by an online marketplace following a class action regarding data protection and a subsequent fine.
Italy Fines US facial recognition firm
A US-based company were heavily fined by Italy's data privacy watchdog after breaching GDPR by collecting biometric data without consent.
Doing business in Brazil – Rio de Janeiro Fines Food Delivery Platform R$1,508,240
In a sign of what is to come in Brazil, this food delivery company did not value its…
Norwegian Body Fined for Negligent Security Measures
Norway's DPA has reprimanded a public body following a breach via employee emails allowing access to sensitive data.
Washington Attorney General to Sue Google
Washington AG sues Google over misrepresentation over how and when they collect location data and what is done with it
Fines for breaches of EU GDPR privacy law spike sevenfold
Fines for GDPR breaches have increased sevenfold to 1.2 billion with EU-US data transfers being a major issue.
Attention CMOs and Ad Individual value their privacy and right to be let alone and they are going to court to protect those rights
An individual alleged he received around 550 calls in total, often multiple calls a day despite revoking his consent to be contacted.
Securing Data in the Construction Industry
Privacy continues to an issue impacting companies of all sizes. Construction is no exception, and as seen recently, can be fined heavily.
Colorado AG Agrees to $80,000 Settlement with Construction Company
A construction company's employees stored customer personal information in their work email accounts for as long as 20 years
South Korea PIPC Fines 6 Medical Entities For Unlawful Processing
South Korea PIPC took action against 6 medical entities due to a number of data infringements including inadequate security
AEPD Spain Fines CaixaBank €3 Million for Unlawful Profiling
AEPD found CaixaBank did not obtain consent before using a previous customer's personal data for marketing purposes
Brazilian Ministry Fines Company for Unauthorised Contact
A telecommunications company has been given a large fine for contacting an individual who had previously opted-out of marketing communications
Ireland DPC Proposes to Fine Facebook
The Irish DPC agreed with Facebook’s legal basis for processing user data (for purposes of performing a contract…
Court Hits Social Media Giant with $92 Million Settlement
A settlement has been agreed at an Illinois District Court between TikTok and its customers for alleged invasions of consumer privacy.
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