The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in May 2018 stands as a landmark regulatory framework aimed at protecting personal data and privacy for individuals within the European Union ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“EU GDPR”) allows individuals to seek compensation for “non-material” damages, such as distress or anxiety, where this results from an infringement ...

One thousand four hundred and fifty-nine days have passed since data rights nonprofit NOYB fired off its first complaints under Europe’s flagship data regulation, GDPR. The complaints allege Google, ...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted in 2016 and officially launched in May 2018 to govern the use of personal data by both EU and non-EU companies who collect, ...

The General Data Protection Regulation is a European law that establishes protections for the privacy and security of personal data, and establishes, in part, the circumstances under which it is ...

Big Tech take note: In what looks like a meaningful — and long overdue — reforming step, the European Commission has committed to dial up its monitoring of how data protection authorities at the EU ...

GDPR fines issued across Europe totaled €1.2bn ($1.26bn) in 2024, according to new figures published by law firm DLA Piper. These figures represent a 33% decrease in GDPR fines issued by European ...

With the EU proposing to simplify the General Data Protection Regulation, industry bodies and campaign groups are wary. The changes come as part of a broader drive to simplify EU regulation to make it ...

The fine is unprecedented: It’s the biggest GDPR fine issued to date and is more than double the amount of every other GDPR fine combined. The financial penalty, which Amazon is appealing, comes at a ...

Facebook’s parent, Meta, has been hit with another hefty penalty for breaching European data protection law. The €265 million (~$275 million) fine was announced today by the Irish Data Protection ...

Personal data breach reports rose 22% year-over-year in 2025 Ireland has issued some of the GDPR's biggest fines, including 2025's biggest Geopolitical tensions, new tech and new laws are all to blame ...