The ICO found a “catalog of errors,” including backups without passwords, unpatched servers, no-longer-supported OSes and feeble anti-virus.
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YouTube reportedly to be fined up to $200m over COPPA investigation
It’s a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC’s reported fine would be worth about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue.
Facebook gets its wrist slapped $5b for fumbling our data, confirms FTC
The FTC initially wanted a fine worth tens of billions, plus potential jail time for execs.
GDPR superpowers lead to whopper ICO fines for BA, Marriott
The ICO isn’t pulling its punches: The penalty for BA’s data breach is about 367 times higher than the previous record-setting fine.
TikTok investigated (again) over how it handles children’s data and safety
It’s already gotten hit with the biggest-ever US child privacy fine, and now it might be facing a fine for GDPR violations.
Dating app Jack’d fined $240K for leaving private photos up for a year
The company behind the gay dating app left users’ private photos online for a year in spite of knowing about the security bugs.
Facebook fined $11m for misleading users about how data will be used
They said Facebook emphasizes the service being free, not that it’s making big bucks off users’ data. They ordered the company to apologize.
Drone owner fined for putting police helicopter crew ‘in danger’
It’s the first ever prosecution under UK drone laws for a flight that could have turned deadly, as did a recent helicopter disaster in Leicester.
Google hit with $5.1b fine in EU’s Android antitrust case
This could mean the end of free Android. In the meantime, Google plans to appeal.
Nuisance call bosses, get your wallets ready!
Currently, only businesses themselves are liable for the fines, so the directors declare bankruptcy and then play whack-a-mole. They may now be held personally liable to the tune of up to £500,000.