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EU Fines Amazon Record £637m Over Alleged Data Violation
European Union imposes record fine on Amazon over alleged violations of GDPR privacy law relating to advertising data, as company says it will challenge decision
Google Ordered To Pay $600m By French Watchdog
Ouch. Copyright dispute over online content in France sees competition regulator impose a 500 million euro (£427m) fine on Google
Google To Pay £189m, And Change Advertising Businesses
Landmark settlement. Google to pay 220m euros (£189m) in order to settle French antitrust charges, and agrees to make changes
Google Fined 100 Million Euros By Italian Antitrust Regulator
Stiff penalty imposed by Italian watchdog over Google's alleged decision to restrict access of one Italian firm to its Android Auto platform
Ticketmaster Pays $10m DoJ Fine For Accessing Rival’s Computer
Criminal computer intrusion fine imposed on Ticketmaster by the US DoJ, after it repeatedly accessed computer system of a rival
Online Safety Bill Could Fine Firms 10 Percent Of Turnover
Tech firms faced stiff financial penalties under Government's Online Safety Bill, which looks to impose tough rules on online content
Twitter Fined 450,000 Euros Over Public Tweet Bug
Irish data regulator DPC increases Twitter's GDPR fine for tweeting bug, after watchdogs in Austria, Germany, Italy argued it was too low
Google Fined $121 Million By French Watchdog Over Cookies
Stiff financial penalty imposed on Google by French privacy watchdog, which at the time also fined Amazon over advertising cookies
Apple Fined $12 Million In Italy Over Waterproof Claims
Apple fined £9.3 million for 'misleading' Italian consumers over claims about the waterproof nature of its iPhone portfolio
EC Hits Amazon With Competition Rule Violations
European Commission charges Amazon with breaking competition in retail space, but the firm insists consumers have choice
British Airways Hit With Record £20m Fine For Data Breach
Data protection watchdog reconsiders its £183.4 million fine against British Airways for 2018 data breach, and lowers it down to £20 million
Twitter Admits Possible $250m FTC Fine Over Targeted Ads
Filing reveals Twitter is facing a possible fine of up to $250 million for using phone numbers and email address to push targetted ads
France Upholds Record Google Data Protection Fine
French court upholds earlier £45m penalty on Google for failing to obtain Android users' consent to use their personal data for personalised ads
Apple Fined For Deliberately Slowing Old iPhones
France's fraud watchdog imposes $27 million fine on Apple for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models, but also some very recent handsets
Ericsson To Pay $1bn To Settle US Corruption Charges
Ericsson promises to improve ethics after admitting to carrying out corrupt activities over more than a decade, including bribes of goverment officials
Facebook Agrees To Pay ICO Cambridge Analytica Fine
“That will be £500,000” please Mr Zuckerberg”, as ICO reveals Facebook has agreed to pay Cambridge Analytica fine
Google Wins Android Phone Maker Backing In EU Antitrust Appeal
Appeal against 4.3 billion euro antitrust fine sees Google gaining valuable support from two phone makers
Google To Pay Up To £165m Fine For YouTube Children’s Privacy Violations
Google's settlement with the FTC to pay $150m to $200m fine was criticised as too low and as 'effectively rewarding' the company
Giffgaff Fined £1.4m For Overcharging Millions Of Customers
Billing error meant customers were effectively charged twice after purchasing prepaid bundles of minutes, text messages and data
Facebook Fined $5bn Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
But FTC refrains from imposing strict limits on Facebook's data practices, adding to criticism that the penalty is a slap on the wrist
Facebook Sets Aside $3 billion For FTC Privacy Fine
Strong results from social networking giant as it prepares to pay billions for privacy breaches
Cambridge Analytica Parent Fined £15,000 Over Data Refusal
SCL Elections had argued that a US citizen had no more right to request data held on him 'than a member of the Taliban'
Heathrow Fined £120,000 Over Lost USB Stick
The unencrypted stick, containing personal data on staff, was found by a member of the public before being handed in to a national newspaper
Facebook Hack May Result In GDPR Penalty
Irish regulator says 10 percent of the hacked 50 million Facebook accounts are based in Europe
Regulators Consider Record-Breaking £30m Fine For Tesco Bank Hack
The 2016 incident, the first mass breach of accounts at a western bank, forced Tesco's financial arm to temporarily shut down online services and reimburse customers £2.5m
EU Fines Google Record 4.3 Billion Euros Over Android
The fine is the largest ever antitrust fine worldwide, dwarfing the EU's own 2.4bn-euro penalty last year over Google's shopping search
Google Faces Record EU Antitrust Fine Over Android Next Week
The European Commission is expected to hand down a multibillion-euro fine on Wednesday, a week later than planned
EU Mulls Another Record Fine Against Google For Android
Double whammy. EU ponders a second record fine against Google, but this time over Android OS
Google Faces Record-Breaking €1 Billion EU Fine
The fine would be the culmination of a seven year investigation