The GDPR fine of € 1.2 billion issued by the Irish data protection commission against Meta raises the question of how companies deal with data transfers leading to a status of anxiety perfectly expressed by The Scream of Munch.
The Irish Data Protection Commission has made waves with its recent decision to levy a staggering EUR 390 million GDPR fine against Meta for its practices in behavioural advertising, creating a precedent potentially impacting online behavioural advertising by any business, and changing the Internet as we know it.
On October 20, 2022, the Italian data protection authority issued a GDPR fine of 1.4 million euros for multiple violations related to the CRM card system against a well-known perfume store chain.
The Irish privacy authority issued a € 405 million fine against social platform Instagram for violating the GDPR in the collection and processing of data from users aged 13 to 17.
The Italian data protection authority issued a € 2.5 million fine against a food delivery company for GDPR violations arising from its riders' data processing.
The Data Protection Authority issued a € 3 million GDPR fine in Italy against an energy company for violations committed with reference to telemarketing activities.