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Data Privacy Tag

06 Nov

Instagram faces $402 million fine for alleged mishandling of children’s data

in Cyber Security, Cybersecurity
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The Irish Data Protection Commissioner will fine Instagram $402 million for allegedly mishandling the personal data of children, specifically through default settings that left phone numbers and email addresses for users between the ages of 13 and 17 exposed via Instagram business accounts, according to published reports.   It’s the second-largest fine ever handed out by EU-based regulators, behind only the $739 million that Luxembourg authorities levied...

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02 Mar

UK/U.S. data protection claim highlights ambiguity of GDPR’s geographic scope

in Cyber Security, Cybersecurity
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A decision by the UK Court of Appeal to allow a claim for contravention of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to be served against U.S. defendants has raised questions over the territorial limits of the regulations. The case emphasizes the broad geographic applicability of both the EU GDPR and the UK GDPR and the interpretations that exist. The UK Court of Appeal...

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