The Securities and Exchange Commission charged App Annie with securities fraud—the agency’s first enforcement action against an alternative data provider.
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Ireland shakes up GDPR enforcement with $267M fine against WhatsApp
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced a record-breaking €225 million (U.S. $267 million) fine against WhatsApp that is equally significant for the compliance lessons it imparts and inconsistency of the GDPR it exposes.
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U.K. signals divergence from GDPR with new data transfer approach
The United Kingdom announced plans to strike independent data adequacy decisions with key countries—including the United States—as part of its post-Brexit economic strategy.
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Preparing for China’s new GDPR-like data privacy law
China is set to enact a tough data privacy law that mirrors the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation in content but likely will be more strictly enforced, experts say.
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CEO: T-Mobile ‘humbled’ by data breach, taking steps to prevent future attacks
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert lamented the recent breach of company servers that led to a hacker stealing the personal information of nearly 55 million customers, but said the company is “fully committed to take our security efforts to the next level.”
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ICO’s first GDPR fine reduced on appeal
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office’s fine against pharmacy Doorstep Dispensaree for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation has been slashed approximately two-thirds on appeal to £92,000 (U.S. $126,000).
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T-Mobile ups compromised customer account total to 55M
A “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack illegally accessed nearly 55 million customer records of mobile phone carrier T-Mobile, the largest such attack against the company that has been hit at least four previous times since 2018.
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Hamburg DPA warns Zoom incompatible with GDPR
The Hamburg data protection authority has warned local government departments to stop using Zoom because it believes the videoconferencing app is not compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation.
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GDPR fines worth appealing? Factors to consider
Experts weigh in on the results of a report from the European Data Protection Board showing which countries have seen the most GDPR fines annulled or modified following court appeal.
