Meta Fined $410M for GDPR Violations

Stemming from complaints made by the non-profit, None of Your Business (NOYB), on May 25, 2018, the Irish Data Protection…

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Amazon Faces $888M Fine for GDPR Violations

On July 16, 2021, the CNPD, Luxembourg’s data protection authority, leveled a decision to fine Amazon a record €776M ($888M) for processing personal…

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Schrems II Update: Privacy Shield Strikes Out

On July 17th, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released its ruling that Privacy Shield is no…

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What Current GDPR Fines Mean for US Businesses

Clearly US businesses are not immune to privacy regulation in Europe. If there was any doubt, look to Google’s fine…

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Google Fined €50 Million for GDPR Violations: What Does This Mean and What to Expect Next?

What Happened? France’s Supervisory Authority (CNIL) has fined Google $56.8 millions Euros for what the data protection watchdog believes is…

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ICO issues £500,000 fine against Facebook for Cambridge Analytica scandal

To give a little background, in March of this year, an exposé published in the Guardian and New York Times revealed…

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GDPR – Identifying your Risks

As the GDPR enforcement date is upon us, many companies are shifting into panic mode trying to really understand not…

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GDPR & IKEA

How does the GDPR compare to IKEA? Well they’re both European for starters, and while IKEA is #trendy, GDPR is…

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GDPR Workshop Reflections & Takeaways

“It was the best of times it was the…” No really – it was great!  What an exciting opportunity we…

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Attention US Companies: The GDPR Is Coming!

When does the GDPR apply to US based companies? There has been much buzz circulating about the upcoming General Data…

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