WhatsApp wins court backing to challenge $268 million Irish privacy fineMeta Platforms' WhatsApp on Tuesday won backing from Europe's top court for its challenge to a fine that was increased to 225 million euros...
10 Feb, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
EU court adviser backs WhatsApp in fight against EU privacy watchdogA lower tribunal rejected WhatsApp's challenge against the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in 2022, saying it has no legal standing t...
27 Mar, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
OpenAI to appeal against Italy's privacy watchdog decisionThe authority fined on Friday OpenAI 15 million euros ($15.58 million) after closing an investigation into use of personal data by the gene...
21 Dec, 2024, 09.28 AM IST
Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros over privacy rules breachItaly's privacy watchdog fined OpenAI 15 million euros for using personal data to train ChatGPT without a legal basis and violating transpa...
20 Dec, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
EU data protection board says ChatGPT still not meeting data accuracy standardsEU task force criticizes OpenAI's efforts to improve accuracy of ChatGPT output in compliance with data rules.
25 May, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
Meta, others should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog saysThe U.S. tech giant launched the no-ads subscription service for Facebook and Instagram in Europe last November, saying users who consent t...
18 Apr, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
EU Commission's use of Microsoft software breached privacy rules: watchdogThe European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered the Commission to take measures to comply with privacy rules and to halt data transf...
12 Mar, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
EU Commission's use of Microsoft software breached privacy rules, watchdog saysThe European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered the Commission to take measures to comply with privacy rules and to halt data transf...
11 Mar, 2024, 08.35 PM IST
EU privacy watchdogs urged to oppose Meta's paid ad-free servicePrivacy enforcers should oppose Meta Platforms' no-ads subscription service in Europe, according to a joint letter by 28 organizations. The...
16 Feb, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
Italy watchdog says OpenAI's ChatGPT breaches privacy rulesThe Italian watchdog, known as Garante - one of the European Union's most proactive in assessing AI platform compliance with the bloc's dat...
29 Jan, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
Regulatory measures: Governments race to rein in AI toolsRapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree law...
11 May, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
Here's how different governments are working to regulate AI toolsRapid advances in AI such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree on laws governing the use of ...
18 Apr, 2023, 05.53 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 watchdog fines Instagram 405 million euros in teen data caseIreland's Data Protection Commission said by email Monday that it made a final decision last week to fine the company 405 million euros ($4...
05 Sep, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish rulingWhatsApp is taking the action after getting hit with a record 225 million euro ($267 million) fine in September from Ireland's data privacy...
22 Nov, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
EU court backs national data watchdog powers in blow to Facebook, Big TechThe EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling could encourage national agencies to act against U.S. tech companies such as Google, Twitter and Appl...
15 Jun, 2021, 02.58 PM IST
EU court opinion leaves Facebook more exposed over privacyAny EU country can take legal action against companies like Facebook over cross-border violations of data privacy rules, not just the main ...
14 Jan, 2021, 08.42 AM IST