The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enacted on May 25, 2018, safeguards the privacy and data of EU and European Economic Area (EEA) citizens. This legislation applies universally to all businesses handling the personal data of these individuals. The GDPR …
In recent years, Facebook, now owned by Meta, has faced several accusations of violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The most significant of these led to a record-breaking fine of €1.2bn ($1.3bn) imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission …
The landmark ruling known as the Schrems II decision, handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in July 2020, revolutionized the handling of personal data transfers from the European Union (EU) to the United States …
Well done for getting to the end of the case study about Facebook breaking GDPR rules! If you missed any part of the case study, you can (find the previous post here). To finish off, watch this interactive video to …
Welcome back! We’ve been exploring Facebook’s GDPR issue, looking at what went wrong and what happened next, and thinking about what it all means (find the previous post here). Here are some links to learn more about it. TechCrunch article …
Welcome back! After discussing Facebook’s GDPR issues and the fallout (see the previous post here), let’s stop and think about what this case means on a larger scale. In this post, I’ve got some questions for you to think about. …
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Welcome back! In our last post, we looked closely at how Facebook broke GDPR rules (see the last post here). Now, let’s turn to what happened next – people’s reactions to Facebook’s fine. While you explore these hotspot images, you’ll …
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Welcome back! So far, we’ve started the case and dug into the main issue (see the last post here). Now, let’s look closely at the specific ways Facebook broke GDPR rules. In this part, I’m going to give a detailed …
Welcome back! If you’re new, we’re looking at a major data privacy case – the GDPR violation case against Facebook (find the start of the case here). Let’s go deeper into the issue that caused problems for Facebook with the …
Welcome to the first part of my deep dive into Facebook’s claimed GDPR violations. This all started with the Schrems II ruling in 2020. We’ll be exploring one of the biggest disputes about privacy of data in the 21st century, …