Industry in peril as Schrems declares war on ChatGPT
The man who has almost single-handedly been responsible for bringing US tech giants to heel over their privacy practices has…
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Critics round on Meta for subscription price drop offer
Meta’s proposal to drop the price of its subscription service in the EU – which sees Facebook and Instagram users…
Acxiom caught in bust-up over illegal data trading
IPG-owned data giant Acxiom has been caught up in a major breach of GDPR by allegedly selling the personal data…
‘Astonishing’ Fitbit data privacy practices spark probe
Fitbit is facing a major probe into its data protection policies, amid claims that the Google-owned app – which has…
Meta GDPR consent fine €4bn short, says Max Schrems
Privacy campaigner Max Schrems has blasted the Irish data regulator’s recent €390m (£346m) GDPR fine against Meta – for using…
Meta faces mega fine as ad policy is declared illegal
Meta is facing a major threat to its advertising model – as well as a mega fine – after European…
Google faces probe over illegal Gmail ad campaigns
Google has been repeatedly ignoring a European Court of Justice ruling on direct marketing emails to use its Gmail platform…
Brands in dock as war on deceptive cookies escalates
The UK Government might be planning to relax the rules on online cookies but privacy champion Max Schrems is in…
Irish slap Meta with €17m GDPR fine but critics remain
The Irish data watchdog is trying to prove it is a regulatory Rottweiler by slapping Facebook parent Meta with a…
Irish ‘helped Facebook create GDPR consent loophole’
The Irish Data Protection Commission has been accused of aiding and abetting Facebook to develop a “GDPR bypass”, allowing the…