EU hits Apple, Meta with antitrust fines weeks after Trump tariffs announced
The European Union issued significant antitrust fines against two tech titans, hitting Apple with 500 million euros (U.S. $570 million) and Facebook owner Meta with 200 million euros (U.S. $228 million). The move sought to undermine key parts of both companies’ businesses less than a month after U.S. President Donald ...
'Measured approach' or light-handed GPDR? Noyb reports only 1.3 percent of EU cases result in fine
When Europe’s strict set of data protection rules came into force nearly seven years ago, privacy campaigners, industry experts, and lawyers all warned that noncompliance could result in eye-watering fines and other costly sanctions, especially for repeated breaches. However, the reality appears to be very different.
EDPB shift forces AI firms to embed procurement, risk management in GDPR considerations
Efforts to clarify the circumstances in which artificial intelligence models may or may not be violating the General Data Protection Regulation could result in yet more confusion for tech firms, companies deploying the technology, and even data protection authorities, according to experts.