UK privacy watchdog fines Reddit $20 million over children's data failuresBritain’s privacy watchdog has fined Reddit $19.52 million for failures linked to children’s privacy. The Information Commissioner's Office...
24 Feb, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Canada watchdog probing X's use of personal data in AI models' trainingThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said in a statement on Thursday that it launched the probe after receiving a complaint. Th...
28 Feb, 2025, 09.13 AM IST
Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuitAustralia's privacy regulator has been caught up in the legal battle with Meta since 2020. The personal data of 311,127 Australian Facebook...
17 Dec, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
Snapchat's AI chatbot may pose privacy risk to children, says UK watchdogSnapchat's artificial intelligence chatbot, "My AI," may face a ban in the UK if the company fails to address concerns about privacy risks ...
07 Oct, 2023, 08.34 AM IST
UK regulator issues notice to Snapchat over AI chatbot's privacy risksBritain's data watchdog on Friday issued Snapchat with a preliminary enforcement notice over a possible failure to properly assess the priv...
06 Oct, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
Amazon charged with privacy violations over Alexa and Ring camerasThe Federal Trade Commission voted to file charges in two separate cases Wednesday that could also force the company to delete certain data...
01 Jun, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
Italy's ChatGPT ban attracts EU privacy regulatorsWhile European parliamentarians disagree over the content and reach of the EU AI Act, some regulators are finding that existing tools, such...
04 Apr, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
New EU-US data privacy pact may come too late for FacebookFacebook owner Meta, which warned that a stoppage could force it to suspend its services in Europe, declined to comment on the possible tim...
07 Mar, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Meta's WhatsApp fined $5.95 million by lead EU privacy regulatorThe DPC, which acts as the EU's lead privacy regulator for Meta, said WhatsApp must reassess how it uses personal data for service improvem...
19 Jan, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Irish privacy regulator fines Meta more than $400 millionIreland's data privacy regulator fined Meta 390 million euros ($414 million) on Wednesday for breaches at its Facebook and Instagram servic...
04 Jan, 2023, 09.29 PM IST
Irish data privacy watchdog fines WhatsApp $266 millionIreland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), which is the lead data privacy regulator for Facebook within the European Union, said the issues...
02 Sep, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
Australia's privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica breachThe commission alleges the personal information of Australian Facebook users was disclosed without their permission to an app called "This ...
09 Mar, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user dataIn the Federal Court lawsuit, the Australian Information Commissioner accused Facebook of breaching privacy law by disclosing 311,127 users...
09 Mar, 2020, 02.34 PM IST
UK watchdog fines Facebook 500,000 pounds for data breach scandalUK's Information Commissioner's Office concluded that Facebook failed to keep the personal information secure because it failed to make sui...
25 Oct, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
Laws must comply with privacy principles: PanelThe ensuing uncertainty underscores the need for India to enact a privacy law in keeping with a trend in US, Europe, Canada and Australia.
02 Aug, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
- DSCI to implement data security practices in IT/BPO firms soon
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) said it will soon begin implementation of data security and privacy practices in some of the big tick...
17 Mar, 2010, 06.13 PM IST
- Google to be taken to court by Swiss watchdog
Switzerland's data protection commissioner on Friday announced that he was taking Google to court in a dispute over privacy concerns on the...
13 Nov, 2009, 04.38 PM IST