Tag: GDPR
EU: Vestager closes in on Amazon investigation
The European Commission is nearing a decision on its investigation into Amazon, with the European Union competition chief saying over the weekend that the...
UK: Drivers File GDPR Lawsuit Against Uber
Four UK Uber drivers are filing a lawsuit against the company for alleged violations of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, according to...
EU: Google GDPR complaint suggests personal data misuse
A General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaint shows that Google may have misused people’s personal data and categorized them in highly sensitive ways, according...
France: Google hit with US$57M GDPR fine
France’s data privacy watchdog has fined Google €50 million (US$57 million), the first penalty for a US tech giant under new European data privacy...
Global: Regulators Ask EU For GDPR Exemptions
Regulators from North America, Great Britain and Asia have requested a formal exemption from the European Union’s new data privacy law that they said...
EU: Facebook, Google get hit with GDPR suits totaling US$8.8b
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is newly on the books in the European Union, but that hasn’t stopped Facebook and Google from being...
EU: Mammoth new data-protection law comes into effect
Global Data Protection Rules (GDPR) will be applicable in Europe from May 25, 2018, and businesses, if not compliant, will see hefty penalties.
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