Reuters reports: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined one million crowns ($100,000) per day over privacy breaches unless it takes remedial action, Norway’s data protection authority said on Monday, in a move that could have wider European implications. Regulator Datatilsynet said it would charge the fine every day from August 4 until…
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The Brazilian Data Protection Authority has published its first sanction under the General Data Protection Law
Isabel da Costa Carvalho, Lizandra Baptista, and Julio Alves of Hogan Lovells write: On July 6, 2023, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published an order imposing the first fine for breaches of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). The fine, totaling BRL 14,400 (around USD 3,000), was issued to a small-sized telemarketing…
EU’s top court rules against Meta in key data privacy case
Maria Deutscher reports: The European Union’s top court has issued a ruling that could lead to major changes in the way Meta Platforms Inc. operates its ad business. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union, or CJEU, released a summary of the ruling today. The decision is the culmination of a long-running legal battle focused…
French Govt. Wants to Inject Domain Blocking Lists Directly Into Web Browsers
From TorrentFreak: A coordinated effort to associate online piracy with malware, identity theft and banking fraud, is well underway. As a result, legislation beyond copyright infringement is likely to play a key role in tackling piracy moving forward. The French government’s current plan for tackling online harms envisions state-operated domain blocking lists being injected directly…