Alan Mac Kenna

PRIVACY Data Protection Commission increases Meta fines to €390m after European ruling Facebook and Instagram not entitled to rely on legal basis currently used to justify data collection under GDPR, says Irish regulator. RELATED: Noyb: Meta (Facebook and Instagram) prohibited from using personal data for advertisement DPC Statement Data Protection

PRIVACY Twitter faces investigation in Ireland over data breach Ireland's Data Protection Commission on Friday opened a probe into Twitter over a data breach that has reportedly affected more than 5 million users. The opening of the investigation comes after the data of millions of Twitter users appeared

PRIVACY EU Ombudsman seeks improvements to DPC reports to European Commission The EU Ombudsman recommended changes to how the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) provides regular reports to the European Commission on cases involving so-called Big Tech firms, in a move that may give the commission greater insight to the

PRIVACY EU confirms draft decision on replacement US data transfer pact The European Commission has announced a draft decision on US adequacy, paving the way for a replacement EU-US data transfer deal to be adopted next year. RELATED: Statement: Commission starts process to adopt adequacy decision for safe data flows

PRIVACY Meta faces record EU privacy fines EU is finalizing imminent decisions on the legality of the US tech giant’s data-hungry business model. RELATED: Meta’s Targeted Ad Model Faces Restrictions in Europe Noyb: Meta's business model declared illegal in the EU according to WSJ. Facebook, Instagram