Collaborate Disseminate
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. Continue reading 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. Continue reading Drone owner fined for putting police helicopter crew ‘in danger’
The amount is the max allowed under pre-GDPR regulation, but is barely a financial slap on the risk for the social-media giant. Continue reading UK Slaps Facebook with $645K Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook, which revealed last week that a massive data breach compromised 50 million accounts, is facing a potential $1.63 billion / €1.4 billion penalty under new European regulations. A Facebook investigation revealed that attackers exploited a… Continue reading Facebook faces a whopping €1.4 billion penalty under GDPR for Sept. 30 data breach
This could mean the end of free Android. In the meantime, Google plans to appeal. Continue reading Google hit with $5.1b fine in EU’s Android antitrust case
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. Continue reading Nuisance call bosses, get your wallets ready!
The FTC said VTech transmitted and stored information without intrusion prevention, detection or encryption, in spite of policy claims. Continue reading Smart-toymaker VTech fined over charges of violating child privacy law
The trouble began when authorities came knocking, wanting to listen in on organised crime Continue reading Skype faces fine after refusing to allow eavesdropping
If only they’d hit auto-renew Continue reading How forgetting to renew a domain name cost $3m
Think you’ve opted out of robocalls from marketers? So did the people who complained – and got the offender hit with a fine Continue reading Energy firm slapped with a fine after making 1.5m nuisance calls