| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.08.2026 | Uber's AI Penalty: $966 Million for Driver Account Suspensions | Uber faces a monumental $966 million fine from Dutch regulators. The penalty targets automated driver suspensions. European privacy laws demand human review. Uber allegedly deactivated accounts without proper notice. This decision marks a s... |
| 21.08.2026 | Exclusive-Dutch regulator fines Uber $966 million for automating driver suspensions | AMSTERDAM, Aug 21 : The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber €825 million ($966 million) for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to an August 17 decision reviewed by ... |
| 17.08.2026 | GDPR fines surge by 230% in Q2 2026 despite strict regulations |
Eight years after Europe introduced one of the world’s toughest data protection regimes, the financial cost of falling foul of it is still climbing.
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), came into force in 2018, Europe’s dat... |
| 19.12.2024 | EU Provides Guidance on How AI Developers Can Obey Privacy Laws | The European Data Protection Board has published an opinion addressing data protection in AI models. It covers assessing AI anonymity, the legal basis for processing data, and mitigation measures for impacts on data subjects for tech compan... |
| 06.09.2024 | Clearview AI заплатит 30,5 млн евро за нарушение конфиденциальности | Нидерландский орган по защите данных (DPA) наложил крупный штраф в размере 30,5 млн евро на американскую компанию Clearview AI, специализирующейся на распознавании лиц. DPA установил, что компания незаконно собирает и хранит миллиарды изобр... |
| 03.09.2024 | Dutch Regulator Fines Clearview AI £25.6M Over “Illegal Database” | American facial recognition company Clearview AI has been imposed a €30.5 million (£25.6m~) fine from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA).
The Dutch regulator is fining the US-based firm, which offers facial recognition services to la... |
| 03.09.2024 | Clearview AI fined €30.5M in the Netherlands over its facial recognition database
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One click below supports our mission to... | The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog today fined Clearview AI Inc. €30.5 million, or about $33.7 million, over its controversial facial recognition database.
The penalty is the latest in a series issued to the company by data protection regula... |
| 29.08.2024 | The Cost of Carelessness: Uber's $324 Million Fine and the Fall of a Bank CEO | In the world of technology and finance, the stakes are high. Mistakes can lead to monumental consequences. Recently, two stories emerged that illustrate this truth starkly. One involves Uber, the ride-hailing giant, facing a staggering $324... |
| 28.08.2024 | Apple and Uber: A Tale of Compliance and Consequences in the Digital Age | In the digital landscape, giants like Apple and Uber navigate a labyrinth of regulations. The European Union (EU) is a formidable gatekeeper, wielding laws that shape how tech companies operate. Recently, both Apple and Uber found themselve... |
| 27.08.2024 | Регулятор ЕС оштрафовал Uber на €290 млн за передачу данных водителей из Европы в США | Управление по защите данных Нидерландов (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, AP) оштрафовало на €290 млн компании Uber Technologies Inc. и Uber BV за нарушения Общего регламента по защите данных ЕС (General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR). Регул... |
| 26.08.2024 | Netherlands fines Uber €290M for breaching EU’s GDPR privacy regulation
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One click below supports our mission to provide f... | The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog today issued a fine of €290 million, or about $324 million, to Uber Technologies Inc. over its data management practices.
The decision relates to a regulatory framework called the EU-US Privacy Shield that ... |
| 26.08.2024 | Uber в Нидерландах оштрафовали на €290 млн за передачу данных в США | «Регулятор обнаружил, что Uber передавал персональные данные европейских таксистов в США и не смог должным образом защитить их», — сказано в сообщении на сайте ведомства.
По информации регулятора, это серьезное нарушение Общего регламента з... |
| 26.08.2024 | Uber was just hit with a massive $320 million fine. Here’s why | Uber is staring down a 290 million euro fine (about $320 million USD) for violating data protection laws in the EU.
That’s the basic story, but to understand the details behind it, you first need to know what the GDPR is. This is the Genera... |
| 26.08.2024 | Dutch Data Watchdog Slaps Uber With $324 Million Fine Over Personal Data Sending in the US | By Joseph Henry
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| 25.07.2022 | Министерство образования Нидерландов ввело ограничение на использование Chrome OS и веб-браузера Chrome | Министерство образования Нидерландов ввело ограничение на использование Chrome OS и браузера Chrome до августа 2023 года. Чиновники обеспокоены приватностью данных студентов и не до конца понимают, как компания использует персональные данны... |
| 28.02.2022 | Европейские альтернативы американским интернет-сервисам | Зашифрованное хранилище файлов CryptDrive.cz (Чехия)
Судя по последним событиям, Евросоюз начал по-взрослому давить на Google, Facebook и другие американские компании, которые собирают персональные данные европейских граждан и отправляют в ... |
| 20.01.2022 | Rattled Google urges haste in replacing Privacy Shield | Recent moves by two European data protection agencies concerning Google Analytics appear to have rattled the search and adtech giant, which has published a blog urging the US and EU authorities to get a move on in finalising a replacement f... |
| 19.01.2022 | As its data flows woes grow, Google lobbies for quickie fix to EU-US transfers | As the legal uncertainty in Europe clouding use of US cloud services cranks up, Google has responded by firing up its lobbying engines to call for US and European lawmakers to get a move on and come up a new rubberstamp to grease transatlan... |
| 23.12.2021 | Top 5 Software trends that will impact German software businesses in 2022 | The most important developments in the German software market according to Sven van Berge Henegouwen, Head of DACH activities at Main.
In 2022, we can expect more effort and attention placed on the undertaking of digital transformation, as... |
| 08.03.2019 | Cookie walls don’t comply with GDPR, says Dutch DPA | Cookie walls that demand a website visitor agrees to their internet browsing being tracked for ad-targeting as the “price” of entry to the site are not compliant with European data protection law, the Dutch data protection agency clarified ... |
| 28.11.2018 | Uber’s bill for 2016 breach and cover-up rises by $1M+ on EU fines | The legal bill for Uber’s 2016 data breach, which affected some 57 million customers, revealing names, email address and phone numbers, has increased by more than a million dollars.
Two months ago the ride-hailing giant agreed to pay $148M ... |
| 08.12.2017 | Dutch Film Distributor Wins Right To Chase Pirates, Store Data For 5 Years | For many years, Dutch Internet users were allowed to download copyrighted content without reprisals, provided it was for their own personal use.
In 2014, however, the European Court of Justice ruled that the country’s “piracy levy” to compe... |
| 24.10.2017 | In Europe, Facebook’s data law buffer looks to be on borrowed time | Facebook’s European business may not, for too much longer, be able to rely on its preferred privacy buffer of arguing that data protection oversight of its business is exclusively limited to the Irish watchdog on account of its European HQ ... |
| 15.10.2017 | Windows 10 telemetry violates privacy laws | The data collecting activities of Windows 10 has landed Microsoft in trouble again. Investigating the telemetry built into the operating system, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has said that Microsoft's spying is a violation of lo... |
| 13.10.2017 | Windows 10 Runs Afoul of Dutch Privacy Regulations | News Windows 10 Runs Afoul of Dutch Privacy Regulations By Kurt MackieOctober 13, 2017
Microsoft's privacy features in the Home and Pro editions of the Windows 10 "Anniversary Update" and the "Creators Update" were found... |
| 13.10.2017 | Windows 10 Runs Afoul of Dutch Privacy Regulations | News Windows 10 Runs Afoul of Dutch Privacy Regulations By Kurt MackieOctober 13, 2017
Microsoft's privacy features in the Home and Pro editions of the Windows 10 "Anniversary Update" and the "Creators Update" were found... |
| 13.10.2017 | Microsoft’s Windows 10 breaches privacy law, says Dutch DPA | The Dutch data protection authority has concluded that Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system breaches local privacy law on account of its collection of telemetry metadata. The OS has been available since the end of July 2015.
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| 02.08.2017 | Dutch Film Distributor to Target BitTorrent Users For Cash ‘Fines’ | For many carefree years, Dutch Internet users were allowed to download copyrighted content, provided it was for their own personal use. In 2014, however, the European Court of Justice ruled that the country’s “piracy levy” to compensate rig... |
| 18.01.2017 | ISP Says it Won’t Send BREIN’s Anti-Piracy Warnings | As one of Europe’s most prominent anti-piracy groups, BREIN is at the forefront of copyright enforcement in the Netherlands. In early January the outfit revealed some its achievements over the past year, including enforcement actions agains... |
| - | Tablets that detect how you feel and serve you ads are showing up in cabs and malls. It's a big test of your privacy protections. | Alfi's facial detection tablet being installed in the back of a cab. Alfi This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Technology firm Alfi says it is rolling out tablets featuring fac... |
| - | Uber fined €290 million for privacy violations | The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) said transferring data to the US in this way violates the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The regulator found Uber failed to adequately safeguard the data of its European drivers. Th... |
| - | EDPB Releases New Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines | After months of anticipation, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted new Guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR in May 2022. With the newly released Guidelines, the EDPB seeks to foster a more unifor... |
| - | Clearview AI hit with GDPR fine | It marks the largest GDPR fine imposed on the company to date, surpassing previous sanctions imposed by other European regulators, including those in Italy, France, Greece, and the United Kingdom.
Clearview AI, known for its extensive datab... |
