Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has been fined €17 million (~$18.6 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a string of historical data breaches. The security lapses in question, ...

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect on May 25, 2018, but online privacy experts are already scrutinizing the policy’s effects. Last week ...

2018 was the year of data protection legislation. The year began with a patchwork of laws and standards governing data protection and user privacy around the world. It ended with a comprehensive data ...

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An attempt by Facebook to block a lawsuit, regarding a massive 2018 data breach, has been shot down. Facebook lost a key court ruling last week and now must face a lawsuit tied to a data breach of its ...

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million ($263.6M) over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations arising from a 2018 personal data breach impacting 29 million ...

Cathay Pacific Airways has been fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to secure the personal details of 9.4 million customers. Persistent shortcomings in the ...

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intends to fine Marriott International Inc £99,200,396 ($123,705,869 / €110,385,736) for infringing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ...

On Tuesday, The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced its final decisions following two inquiries into Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL ...

Every January, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces a personal challenge he will undertake in the year ahead. In 2016, he committed to running 365 miles before the year was up. In 2017, he milked ...