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WhatsApp fined €225M over GDPR issues

Security Affairs

The instant messaging company violated the actual General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). “The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced a conclusion to a GDPR investigation it conducted into WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. The Irish agency is also asking the company to bring the data sharing in compliance with the GDPR.

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German laptop retailer fined €10.4m under GDPR for video-monitoring employees

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fine under GDPR against the online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB for video-monitoring employees. million fine under the GDPR against an online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB’s (notebooksbilliger.de) for video-monitoring employees for at least a couple of years. .” SecurityAffairs – hacking, GDPR).

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Irish Data Protection Commission fined LinkedIn €310M for GDPR infringement

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The Irish Agency also mandates LinkedIn to revise its data processing to align with GDPR standards. The probe claims that LinkedIn infringed GDPR Article 6 GDPR and Article 5(1)(a), Articles 13(1)(c) and 14(1)(c), and Article 5(1)(a). said DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle.

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A critical flaw in GDPR compliance plugin for WordPress exploited in the wild

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A critical security vulnerability affects a GDPR compliance plugin for WordPress has been already exploited in the wild to take control of vulnerable websites. Users warn of cyber attacks exploiting a critical security vulnerability in the WordPress GDPR Compliance plugin for WordPress to take over of websites using it.

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Cisco Studies Global Impact of GDPR

Data Breach Today

Cisco is out with findings from its 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, which shows the impact of GDPR compliance as well as how customers are asking more questions about how their data is secured. Cisco Chief Privacy Officer Michelle Dennedy analyzes the survey.

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Chat app Knuddels fined €20k under GDPR regulation

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Although we are currently not aware of any third-party use, we have temporarily deactivated these accounts for their security.” “We are currently checking whether there is a security vulnerability on the platform. “Due to a breach of the data security required by Art. Securi ty Affairs – GDPR, data breach).

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The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M for violating GDPR

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by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). million (for breaches of the GDPR relating to its service).” million (for breaches of the GDPR relating to its service).” The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta’s WhatsApp €5.5

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