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Uber fined £385,000 in the UK for 2016 cyber-attack

On November 27, 2018 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Uber has been fined £385,000 ($ 491,000) by the UK's privacy watchdog for "failing to protect" the personal info of around 2.7 million UK users during a cyber attack in 2016. The figure isn't far off from the maximum penalty of £500,000 ($ …
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Facebook fined in Spain for allegedly misusing personal data

On September 11, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Facebook has been fined €1.2 million (roughly $ 1.4 million) for several instances where the social network may have collected Spanish user data without fully informing people how it would be used. Retuers reports that Spain's Agencia Espa&ntilde…
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