Debts allegedly 'owed' by Google, Meta and TikTok to the Russian government have been removed from state bailiff database
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Ericsson Pleads Guilty Over Bribery Charges, Axes 8,500 Jobs
Thousands of staff impacted by headcount reduction, as giant telecoms giant pleads guilty to US bribery charges
Russia Threatens Wikipedia With Fines Over ‘False Information’
Despite global outrage at evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha, Wikipedia is warned to remove 'false' information about Ukraine invasion
Russian Bailiffs Seize $12m From Google – Report
A 'patriotic' Russian TV channel alleges that bailiffs have seized 1 billion roubles ($12 million) in unpaid fines from Google, over YouTube ban
Italian Regulator Recalculates Apple, Amazon Fines
Italian regulator admits it has redetermined the fines against Apple and Amazon, over the sale of Apple and Beats products
Russia To Send Bailiffs To Collect Unpaid Facebook Fines
Send in the bailiffs! Court in Moscow instructs state bailiffs on Thursday to collect fines imposed on Facebook throughout the year
Google Appeals $591m Copyright Fine From French Watchdog
'Disproportionate fine' says Google, as it files appeal against 500 million euros penalty imposed by France’s competition regulator
Russia Fines Facebook $235,000 Over ‘Illegal Content’
Russia penalises Facebook again for hosting 'illegal content', after social network highlights Russian disinformation campaign
Intel Argues EU Antitrust Decision In 2009 Was ‘Fundamentally Flawed’
Over a decade later the billion euro antitrust penalty levied against chip giant Intel, continues to be played out in court
FCC Proposes To Fine US Telcos For Selling Location Data
Fines of more than $200m proposed for selling subscribers' real-time location data, but critics say the penalties are little more than a slap on the wrist
Equifax To Pay $700m For Data Breach Settlement
Very costly. Equifax reportedly to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for data breach settlement with US regulators
ICO: UK Data Breach Reports Up Four Times Under GDPR
Information commissioner urges firms to focus on 'getting it right' – but promises first GDPR penalties coming soon
Google Stung By 1.49bn Euro Fine Over Advertising Practices
Third EU fine in two years for Google as European Commission rules its advertising service broke antitrust rules
ICO Fines Businesses Over Failure To Pay New Data Protection Fees
Organisations face fines of up to £4,350 for failure to pay the new fees, which came into force this year to fund the GDPR's broad regulatory approach
ICO Slaps Verso Data Trader With £80,000 Fine
Information Commissioner also warns entire data broking industry over its handling of people's personal data
ICO Raids More Houses As Part Of Nuisance Call Crackdown
Investigation into accident claims calls has been ongoing since May 2016
Data Protection Watchdog Fines Eleven More UK Charities
Good causes doesn't excuse misuse of personal data says ICO, as it fines charities for 'wealth screening'
ICO Dishes Out £270,000 Nuisance Call Fine To Hampshire Firm
The fine is one of the biggest ever handed out by the ICO for nuisance calls
ICO Fines Travel Company £150,000 Over Data Breach
Inadequate security resulted in the loss of more than a million customer credit and debit card numbers
Microsoft Shareholder Sues Company Over EU ‘Browser Choice’ Mistake
A lawsuit tries to establish who’s to blame for a “technical error” which led to a £484 million fine
Italy Fines Google €1m Over Street View Gaffe
Italy hands out one of the stiffest European fines to Google over its StreetView cars
French Watchdog Fines Google Over Data Privacy Policy
CNIL hits Google with a record fine for failing to amend its privacy policies
FTC Agrees £14m Fine For Google Over Apple Safari
The FTC has approved a fine of $22.5 million against Google over claims it breached Apple Safari users’ privacy
Intel To Challenge Huge European Antitrust Fine
Intel is preparing to argue this summer that the EC's mammoth antitrust fine against the chip giant is unfair
Infosec: Information Commissioner Denies Private Sector ‘Pussyfooting’
The commissioner tells TechWeekEurope there is no bias towards the private sector, despite figures that would suggest otherwise
France Fines Google For Offering Free Maps
Google Maps is deemed anti-competitive in France
Apple Stung By Mammoth Fine From Italian Watchdog
Apple has been handed a £750,000 fine for misleading customers in Italy over statutory product guarantees
Facebook Settles Over Misleading Privacy Changes
Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive behaviour over privacy settings
Dodgy Bills Land Talk Talk And Tiscali £3m Fine
Billing customers for phantom services has landed Talk Talk and Tiscali with a multi-million pound fine
Google Takes $5M Hit In Bedrock Linux Patent Case
Google must pay Bedrock for infringing on Linux core patents which may also hit Android and other distributions