General Data Protection Regulation news and trends

Dutch Authority Fines Netflix $4.95 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations
Regulation // December 18, 2024

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) fined Netflix 4.75 million euros (about $4.95 million), saying that between 2018 and 2020, the company did not give its customers enough information about what it does with their personal data. The regulator said Netflix violated the General...

Data Breaches Are Surging: What That Means for Enterprise LLMs
Cybersecurity // September 04, 2024

This has been the year of enterprise artificial intelligence (AI). From healthcare and financial services to government agencies, critical sectors around the globe are embracing the benefits that large language models (LLMs) and other AI systems can provide when it comes to driving efficiencies, enabling...

X Stops Using Some EU User Posts for AI Training
artificial intelligence // August 08, 2024

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Thursday (Aug. 8) that X has agreed to suspend the use of personal data from some users’ public posts on the social media platform to train the artificial intelligence (AI) model, Grok.  This agreement applies to public posts that...

Meta’s AI Retreat May Signal EU Regulatory Minefield
artificial intelligence // July 19, 2024

Facebook parent Meta’s decision to withhold its latest multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) model from the European Union highlights the growing chasm between Silicon Valley innovation and European regulation. Citing an “unpredictable” regulatory environment, per a report from The Verge, Meta joins Apple in pulling back...

Interviews & Exclusives
US, EU Data Sharing Framework Paves Way for ‘Trust and Consumer Confidence’

September 28, 2023
Ashley Eisenberg, data privacy officer at Forter, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that as companies do business across borders, data access — and protection — are top of mind. “Organizations have started to realize that their data is a valuable asset,” she said. For enterprises based in the U.S. and Europe, collaboration on personal […]

For Online Discounts, The Thrill Of The (Non) Chase

September 08, 2017
Never pay retail. Advice everyone gives and a point of pride when it comes to shopping, no matter the setting, be it physical or digital. So, we all seek the...

For Consumers, Trust(Arc) And Verify

July 12, 2017
Wary of connected commerce — but nonetheless excited about IoT — consumers are conflicted about the tradeoff between privacy and security. In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Chris Babel,...

Quick Reads
Italian Authority Fines OpenAI $15.6 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations

December 20, 2024
OpenAI said Friday (Dec. 20) that it will appeal a fine imposed by an Italian authority that alleged that the company violated the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Italy’s data protection agency, the Garante, fined OpenAI 15 million euros (about $15.6 million), saying it found that the company used personal data to train ChatGPT without […]

Dutch Authority Fines Netflix $4.95 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations

December 18, 2024
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) fined Netflix 4.75 million euros (about $4.95 million), saying that between 2018 and 2020, the company did not give its customers enough information...

X Stops Using Some EU User Posts for AI Training

August 08, 2024
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Thursday (Aug. 8) that X has agreed to suspend the use of personal data from some users’ public posts on the social media platform...

Swedish Court Fines Klarna $733,324 for Flaws in Privacy Notice

March 11, 2024
Klarna has reportedly been fined 7.5 million Swedish crowns ($733,324) after a Swedish court ruled that the company violated the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Sweden’s Administrative...