Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been slapped with a record-breaking $1.3 billion fine by EU data regulators over the transfer of EU data to the US. Meta Hit With ...
May 22, 2023 at 2:21 pm by Jakob Aylesbury
Epic Games, the publisher behind the popular battle-royale game Fortnite has been ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to pay a $245 million fine over the accusation that ...
March 19, 2023 at 2:19 pm by Jakob Aylesbury
Back in 2009, an EU commission ruled that Intel had engaged in anti-competition practices and subsequently fined them a monumentally hefty €1.05BN. An amount that, to my ...
June 25, 2022 at 10:44 am by Mike Sanders
It has widely been speculated for quite some time now that when it has come to Nvidia’s end-of-year financial reports, they have always been somewhat deliberately vague ...
May 8, 2022 at 10:13 am by Mike Sanders
It’s well known that Apple smartphones are, generally speaking, a lot more fragile than most consumers would like. Put simply, any fall from more than 12 inches is ...
December 1, 2020 at 9:15 am by Mike Sanders
Facebook Facing Record Fine Last year, the Cambridge Analytica scandal rocked facebook. In it, it was found that Facebook was allowing users data to be sold to third parties ...
February 16, 2019 at 10:58 pm by Mike Sanders
Facebook Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal last year, it was revealed that Facebook had been involved in over 87 million users worth of data being shared (without ...
January 19, 2019 at 8:45 am by Mike Sanders
Uber fined £385,000 For UK Customer Data Breach In 2016, Uber was hit by a pretty major data attack. Hackers were able to obtain the personal details of around 2.7 million UK ...
November 28, 2018 at 5:22 pm by Mike Sanders
Facebook Formally Appeal UK Cambridge Analytica Fine The Cambridge Analytica scandal earlier this year has certainly been one of the biggest headaches for Facebook. If you ...
November 22, 2018 at 1:14 pm by Mike Sanders
UK Watchdog Fines Facebook For Cambridge Analytica Scandal Earlier this year, Facebook (and it’s users) was rocked by the news that users data was being shared without ...
October 26, 2018 at 12:20 pm by Mike Sanders
Yahoo Agree To Pay $50m To Hack Victims While Yahoo is perhaps not the most prominent name on the internet any more, that doesn’t mean that they haven’t been a ...
October 25, 2018 at 11:12 am by Mike Sanders
Google Decides To Appeal EU $5BN Fine Earlier this year, a European Commission hit Google with a $5BN fine. Yes, that’s five billion Dollars. Just so we’re clear! ...
October 10, 2018 at 11:38 am by Mike Sanders
Bupa Fined After Employee Sold Customer Data On Dark Web Bupa is, if not the largest, then certainly one of the best-known private healthcare companies in the world. For those ...
September 29, 2018 at 11:55 am by Mike Sanders
France Fine Steam And Uplay For Bad Refund Policies Both Steam and Uplay have refund policies based on game purchases through their online portals. They do, however, have ...
September 19, 2018 at 3:50 pm by Mike Sanders
Philips Get Fined By EU For Inflating Online Prices Philips is, without a doubt, one of the best-known brands in terms of home electronics. Be it a hairdryer or a TV ...
July 25, 2018 at 12:47 pm by Mike Sanders
