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Lexology PRO | USA | 6 Feb 2023
GoodRx, Meta and Google slammed with class action over health data sharing
A class action lawsuit has been filed against GoodRx over its sharing of users’ medication purchases and other sensitive information, seeking over $5 million in damages.
Lexology PRO | USA | 1 Feb 2023
Google says Ninth Circuit opinion creates children's law "patchwork"
Google has asked a major federal appeal court to reconsider a ruling that resurrected a COPPA class action against the company.
Lexology PRO | Africa, Asia-Pacific, Nigeria, etc. | 1 Feb 2023
Digital advertising: key updates for businesses (January 2023)
Google faces a US lawsuit for allegedly monopolising the digital advertising market, WhatsApp is fined €5.5 million for targeted ad violations and Thailand issues language-related ad rules – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Ireland | 25 Jan 2023
Reasoning behind EDPB order to expand WhatsApp inquiry revealed
Objections from Finland, France and Italy drove the EDPB’s order to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner to expand its investigation into WhatsApp.
Lexology PRO | European Union, France, Global, etc. | 23 Jan 2023
Data protection: key compliance updates (16 – 23 Jan)
Twitter will launch an ad-free subscription service, the Irish DPC fines WhatsApp €5 milion for not allowing data subjects to opt-out of data processing, and 35,000 PayPal accounts are compromised in a cyberattack – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Ireland | 19 Jan 2023
Ireland and EDPB clash again over WhatsApp investigation
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has threatened more court action against the EDPB, after the European body again ordered the data watchdog to launch a further investigation into WhatsApp following a €5.5 million penalty.
Lexology PRO | France | 17 Jan 2023
CNIL fines mobile game publisher in latest tracking case
France’s privacy regulator has fined Voodoo €3 million for processing user browsing habits without collecting consent – the latest in an ongoing series of tracker-related actions by the regulator.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, China, Finland, etc. | 16 Jan 2023
Data protection: key compliance updates (9 – 16 Jan)
China enforces the first ever deep-fake regulation, Germany’s competition authority objects to Google’s data processing terms and France’s DPA fines TikTok €5 million for cookie-related issues – plus other key updates.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | France | 6 Jan 2023
CNIL Fines Apple 8 Million Euros Over Personalized Ads
On December 29, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed an €8,000,000 fine on Apple for violations of the…
Lexology PRO | France | 5 Jan 2023
Apple fined €8 million in France
France’s privacy watchdog has fined Apple €8 million for its targeted advertising practices – but the company plans to appeal.
