A European regulator hit Facebook parent company Meta with a fine of 265 million euros, or more than $276 million, as punishment after data on more than half a billion users was "scraped" and leaked ...

Privacy laws give users certain rights over their data, but no jurisdiction has granted them actual ownership of it ...

Chalk another one up for decentralized enforcement: France’s data protection watchdog has slapped headline-grabbing fines on Facebook and Google for failing to respect local (and pan-EU) cookie ...

June 26, 2025 - The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is clear that data subjects are not entitled to compensation unless they can demonstrate that the processing of their personal data ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Online fast-fashion retailer Shein received a 150 million euro ($175.61 million) fine on Wednesday from France's data protection authority over the improper use of cookies, a decision ...

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has opened an ‌inquiry into Chinese online retailer Shein over the transfer of European users' data to China, the company's lead EU privacy regulator said on ...

Experian Netherlands has been fined EUR 2.7 million ($3.2 million) for multiple violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) says that the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Italy's data protection agency, Garante, fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI 15 million euros ($15.58 million). As cited from Reuters, the decision was taken after the agency closed an ...

The Council, represented by the Polish presidency of the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament secured a provisional deal on a new law which will improve cooperation between national data ...

According to a recent report by law firm DLA Piper, organizations are increasingly being reported for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). According to the study, the average ...