Meta Fined $410M for GDPR Violations

January 12, 2023

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

August 6, 2021

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

July 29, 2020

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

January 30, 2019

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?

January 25, 2019

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

November 2, 2018

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

May 4, 2018

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

March 9, 2018

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

March 8, 2018

“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!

July 19, 2017

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

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