EU GDPR Quick Guide to GDPR Fines and Sanctions Jan 2, 2026The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was one of the first privacy laws to compel broad organizational compliance, largely...
Fine of 35M euros for Amazon Dec 10, 2023UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION FRENCH DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY – NEWS...
Fine of 100M euros for Google Dec 10, 2023UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION FRENCH DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY – NEWS...
Fine of 525,000 euros imposed on non-EU company for failure to appoint EU Representative May 12, 2023UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION DUTCH DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY – NEWS...
Fines of 2,250,000 euros and 800,000 euros for Carrefour France and Carrefour Banque Nov 26, 2022UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION FRENCH DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY – NEWS...
600,000 euro fine: Belgian DPA fines Google Belgium for not respecting the right to be forgotten Jul 15, 2022The Belgian Data Protection Authority fined Google Belgium 600,000 euros for failing to respect a citizen's right to be forgotten after...
Spanish DPA imposes a 25.000 EUR fine for not appointing a DPO and not notifying the DPA on time Jun 18, 2022DPO Alert! Spanish DPA imposes a 25.000 EUR fine on company for not appointing a DPO and not making the necessary notification to the DPA on...
DPO and conflict of interest: the Belgian DPA issues a 50,000 EUR fine May 4, 2022On 28 April 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”), fined a Belgian company 50,000 EUR for breach of article 38 (6) of the GDPR....
Europe’s privacy overhaul has led to $126 million in fines Jan 20, 2020 The EU’s GDPR privacy law led to over 160,000 data breach notifications, according to law firm DLA Piper. The biggest penalty under GDPR to...