general data protection regulation
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Facebook Could Face Up To $1.63 Billion Fine For Latest Hack Under The GDPR
Facebook’s stunning disclosure of a massive hack on Friday in which attackers gained access tokens to at least 50 million accounts — bypassing security measures and potentially giving them full control of both profiles and linked apps — has already stirred threats of a $US1.63 ($2.26) billion dollar fine in the European Union, according to…
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Facebook And Google Accused Of Violating GDPR On First Day Of The New European Privacy Law
When Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of members of the European Parliament on Tuesday, he insisted that Facebook was ready for Friday, the day when the European Unions’s strict new data privacy law went into effect. But users in Europe have already filed complaints against Facebook and others today, saying the tech companies are in…