GDPR Privacy

26.5 million euros GDPR fine for telemarketing

Italian energy company Enel Energia has been fined 26.5 million euros by the Italian privacy regulator for violating the GDPR. According to the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (GPDP), the energy company has unlawfully processed the personal data of millions of people for marketing purposes. The GPDP launched an investigation into Enel Energia […]

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UK Watchdog sees privacy risks of Meta and VR for kids

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) told The Guardian in a statement that it was planning “further discussions” with Meta about the Quest 2 VR headset’s compliance with a recently established children’s code that priorities the “best interests” of young users. The watchdog wants to determine whether Meta’s headset and VR services do enough to […]

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Clearview AI may be fined 20 million euros for violating privacy law

UK privacy regulator ICO plans to fine facial recognition company Clearview AI €20 million for violating UK privacy law. Clearview collected photos from Facebook, LinkedIn and other websites for training a facial recognition system. This system contains a database of ten billion collected images, according to the ICO. This allows police services to identify unknown […]