GDPR: Four Complaints Filled Against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook

by _o_ • 8 years ago

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_o_2• 8 years ago

On first day of GDPR beeing enforcable, non profit organization (where main protagonist organized 25000 class action suit against facebook in 2014, but was rejected by court - now he has legislation to back him up) filled 4 complaints in 4 different countries (looks like a good idea to not overwhelm ICO in 1 country with 4 investigations, probably 5th ICO will join (Ireland).

After reading the complaints, it is directed into common way how GDPR is beeing handled by large companies, showel everything under legitimate interest, update privacy policy and force consent, which is clear violation.

Now this is going to be interesting, maximum posible penalty for all four (combined) is 7.6 Mrd euros.

Hasknewbie2• 8 years ago

I doubt they will get anything near the max penalty, if they get fined anything at all, since we're now in the 1-year grace period.

_o_2• 8 years ago

Grace period was for past 2 years and it is over and surely, they will be warned first, but I bet noyb isn't the only one filling complaint.

https://iapp.org/news/a/icos-wood-gdpr-grace-period-no-way/

lol-lol• 8 years ago

Actually how I see it, Google and Facebook are blatantly trying to downplay user rights under GDPR and people must be blind not to see it. I think they deserve a harsh punishment.

GDPR: Four Complaints Filled Against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook

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