The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a major data breach at Miljödata, a government software provider, after personal information of up to 1.5 million people was exposed. The leaked data includes names, ID numbers, dates of birth, contact details, addresses, and even sensitive documents such as medical certificates and rehabilitation plans. Much of this information has already appeared on the dark web. Because Miljödata supplies software to 80%

Amazon has lost its appeal against a record €746 million ($812M) fine imposed by Luxembourg’s privacy regulator (CNPD) for violating EU GDPR rules. The court sided with the CNPD, which had penalized Amazon for improperly processing personal data. While Amazon is considering further appeals, the ruling underscores Europe’s strict approach to data protection and its willingness to enforce the GDPR at the highest levels. The CNPD also included measures for Amazon to remedy the d

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million for failing to ensure that European user data transferred to China was protected from access by Chinese authorities. The investigation revealed that TikTok provided misleading information to the DPC and failed to demonstrate that data sent to China would have protection levels equivalent to GDPR standards. While TikTok claims it never shared data with the Chinese government, the DPC found that data was r

Even after the official opt-out period, there’s no guarantee that Meta won’t use your personal data—posts, photos, messages, and even memories—to train its AI systems. Experts warn that the opt-out process is confusing, fragmented across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads, and often leaves users unsure if their refusal applies to all services. This raises serious concerns about transparency and control over our own information. By agreeing to terms wit

Global data protection authorities, such as the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's Office, released a joint statement highlighting the...

Global data protection authorities, such as the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's Office, released a joint statement highlighting the...

A third-party system which stored “a limited amount” of customer data was breached, reported Google Fi, a mobile virtual network...

Luka, Inc., U.S. based company developer of Replika, artificial intelligence chatbot, was forbidden by the Italian data protection...

Meta was sued for the pursuit and gathering of personal data from iPhone users. It is charged for violating the ATT (Apple’s App Tracking...

After a night out with friends, Japanese worker loses USB flash drive which contains personal data of every resident of Amagasaki,...

MediaPost reported that a web browser system granted to Google can now authorise the transfer of data enclosed by a network without using...

GB News reports that police in Germany have been using COVID-19 tracking data to identify witnesses for their investigation and are being...

The adequacy decision for the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the Republic of Korea has been adopted under the...

It was allowed that the registration by third parties in the Early Voting Portal was authorized. However, the National Data Protection...

Ricardo Cavallini, digital specialist in Brazil and professor at Singularity University, defends that it is essential that the protection...

After the personal data of several citizens being revealed through the Portal Base, the government blocked the portal. The data disclosed...