The General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“EU GDPR”) allows individuals to seek compensation for “non-material” damages, such as distress or anxiety, where this results from an infringement ...

Many companies are still struggling with some basic concepts of the General Data Protection Regulation, such as “controller,” “processor” and “transfer” of personal data. The European Data Protection ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in May 2018 stands as a landmark regulatory framework aimed at protecting personal data and privacy for individuals within the European Union ...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted in 2016 and officially launched in May 2018 to govern the use of personal data by both EU and non-EU companies who collect, ...

One thousand four hundred and fifty-nine days have passed since data rights nonprofit NOYB fired off its first complaints under Europe’s flagship data regulation, GDPR. The complaints allege Google, ...

Data privacy has become one of the defining issues of the internet today. As big tech companies have invaded nearly every aspect of modern life, concerns have grown over how businesses collect, ...

The fine is unprecedented: It’s the biggest GDPR fine issued to date and is more than double the amount of every other GDPR fine combined. The financial penalty, which Amazon is appealing, comes at a ...

GDPR fines issued across Europe totaled €1.2bn ($1.26bn) in 2024, according to new figures published by law firm DLA Piper. These figures represent a 33% decrease in GDPR fines issued by European ...

The state of enforcement of the European Union’s flagship privacy regime, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on the most powerful tech giants remains a topic of ongoing debate. Below we’ve ...

Since the introduction of Europe's landmark online privacy law in 2018, companies have faced some hefty sanctions -- especially Facebook parent company Meta. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and ...

An Irish civil rights group believes that it has successfully exposed the so-called legal fictions that underpin the online advertising industry. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), says ...