The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) held its seventh plenary meeting of 2025 and reached a decision to sanction Woori Card Co., Ltd. (Woori Card) for data breaches on March 26, 2025. Administrative sanctions by the PIPC are as follows: A penalty for violations (Gwajingguem) of KRW 13.45 billion; A publication order of sanction results…
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EU court adviser backs WhatsApp in fight against EU privacy watchdog
Channel News Asia reports: BRUSSELS : Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp on Thursday got the backing of an adviser to Europe’s top court in its fight against the EU privacy watchdog, which had ordered the Irish data protection authority to jack up a fine four years ago for privacy breaches. The Irish enforcer fined WhatsApp 225 million…
Amazon loses appeal against €746m Luxembourg data protection fine
Melanie Ptok reports: A Luxembourg court has ordered Amazon to pay a €746 million fine imposed for data protection breaches by the national data watchdog, throwing out an appeal brought by the online retail giant. The administrative court dismissed the appeal against the penalty in a hearing on Tuesday, still the second-largest ever imposed since…
What could Apple’s legal challenge mean for data protection?
Dan Milmo explains: Apple will challenge a UK government demand to access encrypted customer data at a Royal Courts of Justice hearing in London on Friday.< The appeal will be considered by the investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates claims that the domestic intelligence services have acted unlawfully. What is the UK government asking Apple to do? The…