Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Online Safety Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million (about $5.4 million) by the French data protection watchdog for breaking cookie consent rules, making it the latest platform to face similar penalties after Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft since 2020. "Users of 'tiktok[.]com' could not refuse … [Read more...] about TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws
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Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users
A United States regulator has fined the credit card provider Capital One Financial Corp with $80 million over last year's data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants of Americans.The fine was imposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau within the United States Department of the … [Read more...] about Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users
British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach
Britain's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) today hit British Airways with a record fine of £183 million for failing to protect the personal information of around half a million of its customers during last year's security breach.British Airways, who describes itself as "The World's Favorite Airline," disclosed a breach last year that exposed personal details and … [Read more...] about British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach
Facebook Could Be Fined Up To $5 Billion Over Privacy Violations
Facebook expects to face a massive fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the result of an investigation into its privacy policies—that's about one month's revenue for the social media giant.To be clear the amount of fine is not what the FTC has announced or hinted yet; instead, it's an estimated due that Facebook disclosed on Wednesday in its first … [Read more...] about Facebook Could Be Fined Up To $5 Billion Over Privacy Violations