Comply with EU rules or prepare for a ban, Breton warns TikTok CEO
Chinese social media company TikTok could be banned from the European Union if it doesn't do more to comply with EU legislation before September, according to the top official overseeing the EU's internal market.
Commissioner Thierry Breton warned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew that the company needs t... Read more
Criteo could face a $65M fine in France for breaching consent rules
French advertizing giant Criteo was found in violation of European Union data protection legislation and fined $64 million in a preliminary verdict after a multi-year inquiry by the country's national privacy authority. The verdict is the latest setback to Criteo's unsettling 'tracking-ads' system.... Read more
Italy consumer association sues Apple for ending the iPhone 6 series
The Italian consumer association, Altroconsumo, announced on Monday that it informed iPhone maker Apple that it was launching a class action suit against the tech giant. The accusation is that the phone company has planned obsolescence of its products.
Altroconsumo said that it would seek damage... Read more
IT leaders do not think that GDPR goes far enough
Even though GDPR has caused many problems for companies that aren't doing data handling and protection properly, IT leaders worldwide do not think it is doing a good enough job. Snow Software released a new report where almost all IT employees and leaders say that GDPR is insufficient.
They all ... Read more
Many GDPR fines were issued because companies failed in two ways
A new report by Exonar shows that most of the GDPR penalties issued fall into two categories. Businesses across Europe have so far paid over 620 million euro in fines under the GDPR rules.
65% of these fines come from security and data storage infractions. 39% of those fined were found to be i... Read more