Data Protection

BUSINESS

US judge approves Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

Digital Desk - Feb 27, 2021

A US federal judge has approved a 650 million dollar (£466 million) settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging...

SOCIETY

Norway fines Grindr dating app €9.7m over privacy breach

Digital Desk - Jan 26, 2021

Norway is fining gay dating app Grindr 100 million krone (€9.7 million) for failing to get consent from users before sharing their personal information...

BUSINESS

EU files charges against Amazon over use of data

Digital Desk - Nov 10, 2020

European Union regulators have filed charges against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its...