As seen on EDPB: Background information Date of final decision: 9 December 2022 Cross-border case or national case, One-Stop-Shop Procedure: the decision was taken by national supervisory authorities following the One-Stop-Shop cooperation procedure (OSS). If cross-border, LSA: Finnish SA and CSAs: Swedish SA; Estonian SA; Norwegian SA Controller: Viking Line Oy Abp Legal Reference: accuracy…
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Startling 96% of School Tech Exposes Student Data, Research Finds
Mark Keierleber reports: Each school day, students nationwide are required to log into thousands of digital platforms to complete homework, chat with their teachers and check their grades. Then, without their knowledge, an overwhelming majority of those tools turn around and share their data with third parties — often for profit. A resounding 96% of…
CNIL Fines Apple 8 Million Euros Over Personalized Ads
From Hunton Andrews Kurth: On December 29, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed an €8,000,000 fine on Apple for violations of the French rules on targeted advertising and the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies. The CNIL received a complaint concerning Apple’s ad personalization practices on the App Store and…
Ireland fines Meta $414m for using personal data without asking
Brandon Vigliarolo reports: A legal saga between Meta, Ireland and the European Union has reached a conclusion – at least for now – that forces the social media giant to remove data consent requirements from its terms of service in favor of explicit consent, and subjects it to a few hundred million more euros in…