Italy’s DPA issues combined 415K euro fines over abortion-related privacy violations
Italy’s privacy regulator has imposed a fine of over 400,000 euros ($439,440) on Rome’s city council and its cemeteries agency for their previous practice of inscribing the names of mothers on the graves of aborted fetuses. The issue came to light in 2020 when women who had undergone abortions discovered plaques with their names on […]
“ Privacy the core of Human Dignity”: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently emphasized the importance of privacy as a constitutional value and a fundamental right, stating that privacy is the core of human dignity. “Privacy is the ultimate expression of the sanctity of the individual. There cannot be dignity to an individual without privacy. It is a constitutional value founded on fundamental […]
Amazon Prime subscription: FTC sues e-commerce giant, alleging it tricked consumers into signing up for Prime
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using deceptive user interface designs to trick consumers into signing up for its Prime subscription service. The complaint alleges that Amazon made it difficult for users to cancel their subscriptions, creating a “labyrinthine” cancellation process. The FTC claims that […]
Adtech giant Criteo hit with revised €40M fine by French data privacy body over GDPR breaches
French advertising technology company Criteo has been fined €40 million ($44 million) by France’s data privacy watchdog, CNIL, for failing to obtain users’ consent for targeted advertising. The case was initially filed in 2018 by Privacy International, which raised concerns about Criteo’s data processing activities. The issue at hand was Criteo’s use of tracking and […]