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Lexology PRO | USA | 8 Jun 2023
FTC turns to section 19 to obtain first-time offender penalties
A US Supreme Court decision has pushed the Federal Trade Commission to use a once little-used enforcement tool to obtain monetary relief from first-time data privacy offenders.
Lexology PRO | European Union | 8 Jun 2023
EDPB finalised guidelines provides more fining clarity
The European Data Protection Board’s finalised penalty calculation guidelines have provided further detail on issues such as turnover-related fine adjustments.
Lexology PRO | Italy | 7 Jun 2023
Italy confiscates databases over telemarketing violations
Italy’s privacy regulator has fined four companies €1.8 million for data protection violations relevant to telemarketing operations and, for the first time, issued an order to confiscate the illegally acquired databases of customer information.
Lexology PRO | USA | 6 Jun 2023
Microsoft the latest target in FTC COPPA crackdown
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that Xbox’s collection of children's personal information violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
Lexology PRO | USA | 5 Jun 2023
Facebook beats Cambridge Analytica enforcement
A Washington, DC state court has dismissed the district's attorney general’s Cambridge Analytica lawsuit against Meta.
Lexology PRO | Taiwan | 2 Jun 2023
Taiwan ministry issues its first-ever privacy fines
Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs has fined two e-commerce sites for failing to protect customer data, marking the ministry’s first data privacy penalties.
Lexology PRO | Belgium, China, European Union, etc. | 30 May 2023
Data protection: key compliance updates (22 – 30 May)
90 UK organisations report data breaches after Capita cyberattack, TikTok is suing the US state of Montana as the app faces a ban, and Twitter leaves the EU voluntary code on disinformation – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | USA | 24 May 2023
FTC to expand Health Breach Notification Rule
Proposed amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule could strengthen a measure that has recently become a go-to enforcement tool in Federal Trade Commission health data cases.
Lexology PRO | USA | 23 May 2023
TikTok lawsuit attacks Montana ban
TikTok has sued Montana to block the state’s decision to ban the app, arguing that the measures against it are unconstitutional and based on “unfounded speculation.”
Lexology PRO | European Union, Ireland | 22 May 2023
Meta hit with biggest ever GDPR fine
UPDATED: Meta has been fined €1.2 billion and ordered to suspend transfers of personal data between the EU and US.
