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A third of GDPR fines for social media platforms linked to child data protection

It’s been a little over five years since the GDPR came into effect and fines keep amassing — especially for social media platforms. New research by Dutch VPN company Surfshark has found that, since 2018, five of the most popular social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp…

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A third of GDPR fines for social media platforms linked to child data protection

It’s been a little over five years since the GDPR came into effect and fines keep amassing — especially for social media platforms. New research by Dutch VPN company Surfshark has found that, since 2018, five of the most popular social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp…
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Keep less, know more: the AI advantage hiding in your data estate

The Security Think Tank explores the intersection of GDPR and artificial intelligence, considering how data protection standards in the UK and Europe are changing in this new paradigm…

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The Security Think Tank explores the intersection of GDPR and artificial intelligence, considering how data protection standards in the UK and Europe are changing in this new paradigm…
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Vesta raises $30M for AI agents that work on mortgage decisions

Vesta has raised a $30M Series B to expand AI agents that handle mortgage origination work, including underwriting decisions, with three customer lenders among the investors. The same software sold in Europe would be high-risk under the AI Act, and GDPR already limits automated decisions of this kind…

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Vesta raises $30M for AI agents that work on mortgage decisions

Vesta has raised a $30M Series B to expand AI agents that handle mortgage origination work, including underwriting decisions, with three customer lenders among the investors. The same software sold in Europe would be high-risk under the AI Act, and GDPR already limits automated decisions of this kind…
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Seven years after asking, gardaí cannot access driving licence photos

Ability to confirm drivers’ identity with photographs omitted from legislation due to ‘complex’ GDPR rules…

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Seven years after asking, gardaí cannot access driving licence photos

Ability to confirm drivers’ identity with photographs omitted from legislation due to ‘complex’ GDPR rules…
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Google fined €403 million over location data privacy violations

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million ($463M) for multiple GDPR violations related to processing users’ location data. …

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Google fined €403 million over location data privacy violations

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million ($463M) for multiple GDPR violations related to processing users’ location data. …
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