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EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

European Commission hit by EU court fine after breaking own data privacy rules

European Commission fined for breaking GDPR EU General Court levies fine for failing to protect EU data A German citizen was paid 400 euros The European Commission has been forced to pay a 400 euro ($412) fine to a German citizen for breaking its own data protection regulations.

TechCrunch on MSN · 22h

EU court fines European Commission for breaching its own data privacy laws

The EU court said the bloc's executive authority violated a citizen's rights by transferring some of his personal data to the U.S. without proper safeguards.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

In a First, EU Court Fines EU for Breaching Own Data Protection Law

In a first, the EU General Court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission must pay damages to a German citizen for failing to comply with its own data protection regulations. The court determined that the Commission transferred the citizen's personal data to the United States without proper safeguards and ordered it to pay him 400 euros ($412) in damages.

Gizmodo · 17h

The EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

The European Union has investigated itself and found…actual wrongdoing! For the first time ever, the EU has been found to have violated its own privacy rules established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will have to pay a fine,

DataBreachToday · 1d

European Court Fines European Commission for Privacy Violation

European privacy regulation - bane of American technology companies and a favorite cudgel of activists - came to haunt no less an organization than the European

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USA TODAY on MSN · 17h

Elon Musk uses X to roast European leaders, promote the far right

WASHINGTON − Elon Musk is keeping the pressure on European leaders. Musk frequently wields his 211.5-million-follower account on X, the social media platform he bought for $44 billion in 2022, to air political grievances and promote far-right issues.

RBC Ukraine on MSN · 21h

France calls on EU Commission to take tough measures against Elon Musk

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has called on the European Commission to take tougher action against US billionaire Elon Musk, Reuters reports. According to him, the European Commission should use its current legislation much more strictly.

The New Voice of Ukraine on M… · 21h

France urges EU to take tougher stance on Elon Musk

Barrot emphasized that the European Commission must enforce its existing laws more firmly. “Either the European Commission applies the laws that exist to protect our unique space with the utmost rigor,

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European Commission probes Musk's role in spreading fake news

The European Commission is considering including Elon Musk's dissemination of false information about the Norwegian Prime ...

AFP on MSN1d

France urges European Commission to be firm against Musk interference

France on Wednesday urged the European Commission to protect its member states with "the greatest firmness" against ...

The Daily Star7h

European Union rejects Zuckerberg's censorship claims

The European Commission has recently dismissed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that the European Union’s data laws promote censorship, asserting that the rules only require platforms to remove ...

Slovakia says gas supply meeting with Ukraine, European Commission cancelled

A meeting between Slovak, Ukrainian and European Commission officials over gas supplies planned for Tuesday has been ...

EU Commission chief has 'severe pneumonia' and will be out for 2 weeks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is ill with “severe pneumonia” and has canceled her appointments for the ...

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The European Commission Wants You To Use USB-C Forever

The European Commission announced on Saturday that all new electronic devices sold in the European Union (E.U.) must support USB-C charging. While this may seem convenient for today's consumers ...