Meta violates GDPR with non-compliant targeted ad practices, earns over $400 million in fines
Meta has violated GDPR with illegal personal data collection practices for targeted ads. Learn about this latest violation and Meta's rocky GDPR history.
GDPR
On May 25, 2018, the European Union began enforcing a new set of regulations designed to protect the data security and the privacy of its citizens. Enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply to any company that transacts with European Union citizens, regardless of the location of the business. Read about the key provisions of the GDPR, the penalties for noncompliance with the GDPR, the data protection tools available to ensure your business is in compliance with the GDPR, and how the GDRP will potentially affect cloud security, DevOps, and other aspects of your organization.
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Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Security 97 of the world’s 100 largest airports have massive cybersecurity risks
An investigation of airport cybersecurity found glaring gaps in security for web and mobile applications, misconfigured public clouds, Dark Web exposure and code repositories leaks.
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Image: iStockphoto/welcomia Security Financial industry spends millions to deal with breaches
A new study says financial services organizations experienced an average of 10 attacks a year and spent an average of $1.3 million to restore services after each DNS attack.
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Image: iStockphoto/Olivier Le Moal Security Companies still unprepared for GDPR rule changes and potential EU data breaches
A new survey finds many companies are still in the dark about GDPR compliance.
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Image: iStockphoto/Boarding1Now Security British Airways hit with £183M GDPR fine—could your business be next?
GDPR fines are finally coming down, and companies must be prepared to comply with the regulations or pay up.
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Image: iStockphoto/lucadp GDPR How more countries plan to pass stringent privacy laws in 2019
Research firm Forrester said the EU's GDPR is only the first of many digital privacy laws in the works across the world.
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Image: monkeybusinessimages, Getty Images/iStockphoto Security How small businesses can deal with getting regulated
Even SMBs have to deal with big regulations thanks to GDPR and more. One startup has an answer for how to manage compliance and security.
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Image: iStockphoto/Yuliia Zatula Security LaLiga facing €250k fine for GDPR violations in app used to spy on users
The official app of the Spanish soccer league used the microphone and GPS in an attempt to curb restaurants from broadcasting the game.
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Image: SBphotos, Getty Images/iStockphoto Security GDPR fines levied so far: The lessons businesses can learn
After one year of enforcement of the GDPR, businesses can learn much from how the provisions of the regulation have been applied and how organizations have been fined.
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Getty Images/iStockphoto CXO One year in, fewer than half of professionals believe GDPR increased data protection
Younger workers are more impassioned about technology regulation, while half of all professionals are annoyed by pop-ups and opt-ins for data handling.
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Image: iStockphoto/Pe3check Security GDPR: A cheat sheet
Enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to any company that transacts with European Union citizens. Here's your GDPR go-to guide.
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Image: iStockphoto/ipopba GDPR More users worldwide are refusing to share location data with apps
The Airship report looked at mobile app user permissions for 700 million people across the globe.
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Image: iStockphoto/Ronnie Chua Security How has GDPR actually affected businesses?
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is now a year old, and has resulted in financial repercussions and changes to how businesses handle data.
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Image: iStockphoto/Weerapat Wattanapichayakul Security Top 5 emerging risks businesses face
With the onset of GDPR, privacy regulation compliance now tops talent shortages as the largest emerging business risk, according to Gartner.
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Getty Images/iStockphoto Security Data protection: Top 3 business challenges
More than a quarter of businesses experienced irreparable data loss in the past year, according to a Dell EMC survey.