IRISH DATA REGULATOR
Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Google received a 403 million euro fine for privacy rule breaches. The European Union's watchdog found Google mishandled user location data unfairly. This investigation examined Google's practices from 2018 until early 2020. Google stated its policies have since been updated and improved significantly. This marks the fourth largest EU privacy fine issued by the Irish regulator.
Irish privacy regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing
The lead European Union data privacy regulator for most of the biggest internet companies fined Alphabet's Google search engine €403 following an inquiry into its processing of location data, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said on Monday.
Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
"We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that ... shouldn't be bringing it up, and they're bringing up things that won't happen," Trump told reporters during a weekend trip to Ireland. "But whoever wins with AI wins."
Irish regulator investigates Shein over data transfers to China
Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Shein. The probe focuses on how the Chinese online retailer transfers European user data to China. This inquiry is a strategic priority for the DPC. Shein states it is fully committed to complying with data protection laws. The DPC has previously fined TikTok over similar concerns.
TikTok EU-China data transfers should be allowed during appeal, Irish Supreme court confirms
TikTok can continue transferring data from the EU to China. This decision comes as the company appeals a regulator's order to stop these transfers. The Irish Supreme Court has allowed the transfers to proceed during the appeal process. The regulator had previously fined TikTok over privacy concerns. The court's decision provides a temporary reprieve for the popular video platform.
EU opens new probe into TikTok data transfer to China
An Irish regulator has initiated an investigation into TikTok regarding the transfer of European users' personal data to servers located in China. This action follows a previous fine of 530 million euros imposed on TikTok for similar data transfer issues. The regulator expressed deep concern over TikTok's submission of inaccurate information during the initial investigation.
Irish data regulator opens new inquiry into TikTok over data stored in China
TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, was in May fined 530 million euros ($620 million) by the Irish commissioner over the transfer of European user data to China.
Irish regulator investigates X over use of EU personal data to train Grok AI
U.S. President Donald Trump and other members of his administration have criticised EU regulation of U.S. companies and described fines imposed on U.S. tech companies by the EU as a form of taxation. X agreed to stop training its AI systems using personal data collected from EU users before they had the option to withdraw their consent.
X hit with Austrian data use complaint over AI training
The group led by privacy activist Max Schrems announced that it had filed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaints with authorities in nine European Union authorities to ramp up pressure on the Irish data protection authority DPC.
X agrees to not use some EU user data to train AI chatbot
Elon Musk-owned X has said it allows all users to decide if their public posts can be used by the platform's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok. To do so users have to untick a box in their privacy settings to opt out. However Judge Leonie Reynolds said it was clear that X began processing EU users' data to train its AI systems on May 7 and only offered the option to opt out from July 16.
Meta will not launch Meta AI in Europe for now
Meta Platforms postpones Meta AI launch in Europe due to Irish privacy regulator's request on user data from Facebook and Instagram.
Top EU data regulator says tech giants working closely on AI compliance
Des Hogan, Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland, highlighted the broad powers of national regulators to enforce changes in AI products for data privacy compliance.
EU fines Meta $1.3 billion over data transfers to US
The social network giant’s continued data transfers to the US didn’t address “the risks to the fundamental rights and freedoms” of people whose data was being transfered across the Atlantic, the Irish Data Protection Commission said on Monday.
Irish data regulator warns against rushing into chatbot bans
'It needs to be regulated and it's about figuring out how to regulate it properly,' Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon told a Bloomberg conference, saying the debate extended to thousands of ChatGPT equivalents.
Irish regulator has month to make order on EU-US Facebook data transfers
EU regulators, led by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon, have been finalising a ban on the legal tool used by Facebook to transfer European user data because of concerns US intelligence agencies could access the information.
Meta cannot run ads based on personal data, rules EU privacy watchdog: source
The Irish data protection agency, which oversees Meta because its European headquarters is located in Dublin, has been given a month to issue a ruling based on the European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) binding decision.
Irish watchdog fines Instagram 405 million euros in teen data case
Ireland's Data Protection Commission said by email Monday that it made a final decision last week to fine the company 405 million euros ($402 million), though the full details won't be released until next week.
Irish data privacy watchdog fines WhatsApp $266 million
Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), which is the lead data privacy regulator for Facebook within the European Union, said the issues related to whether WhatsApp conformed in 2018 with EU data rules about transparency.
Court allows Irish regulator to proceed with inquiry into Facebook data flows
"For the reasons set out in this judgment, I refuse all of the reliefs sought by FBI (Facebook Ireland) and dismiss the claims made by it in the proceedings," the court said in a judgement.
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