UK Antitrust Regulator Could Fine TikTok £27M For Failure To Protect Children’s Privacy
TikTok is enmeshed in a new controversy as it faces a £27 million ($29 million) fine as it was found ...
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Google, Meta Slammed With Massive Fines By Russian Court
Google and Meta, as a Russian court slammed them with bogus fines, amid the country’s continued pressure on technology giants. ...
Nigeria’s Proposed Tech Act To Levy Tech Companies
For some time now, there have been some behind the scene discussions around revamping the 2007 Act of Nigeria’s information ...
Amazon Fined Over EU Privacy Violations
Amazon.com Inc. faces the biggest ever European Union privacy fine after leading privacy watchdog hit it with a 746 ...
Google Agrees To Change Advert Practices After As It Is Fined In France
Alphabet’s Google has agreed to change some of its widely used advertising practices after France’s antitrust watchdog slammed it with ...
Ericsson To Pay A $1b Fine To Settle Corruption Charges Brought Against It By The U.S. Justice Dept.
Swedish mobile telecoms company, Ericson has agreed to pay the fine of $1b to resolve its corruption charges, the US ...
Here’s Why A US Regulator Is Asking Google’s YouTube To Pay $170m In Fines
A US regulator has fined Google’s video-sharing site YouTube $170m over children’s privacy laws. YouTube did not object the fine. ...
Privacy: Facial Recognition Tool Lands Sweden School In Trouble
The Swedish Data Protection Authority has fined a municipality 200 000 SEK (approximately 20,000 euros) for flouting a privacy law ...
US Regulators Slam Facebook With a $5b Scam Over The Cambridge Analytica Scandal
An investigation into the data privacy scandal between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook has had the social network slammed with a ...
EU Again Fines Google Only This Time Its €4.3b/$5b For Forcing Phone Makers To Pre-Install Its Apps
The European Union led by its Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has concluded an investigation onto what they say is ...
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