‘EU to ban Meta from ads based on personal user data without consent’
According to a confidential EU privacy watchdog ruling, Meta will only be allowed to run user advertisements based on user data with user consent, a person familiar with the subject told Reuters.
The source said the decision was made by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a bod... Read more
WhatsApp fined a record 225 million euros over 2018 privacy issue
Facebook's WhatsApp was fined a record $266 million by the Irish data protection regulator on Thursday after pressure from the EU privacy watchdog to raise the penalty for the company's breaches.
WhatsApp said the fine was too high and that it would appeal. The Irish fine is significantly less t... Read more