Fines for violations of the European Union's landmark privacy law have soared nearly sevenfold in the past year, according to new research. EU data protection authorities have handed out a total of $1 ...

The number of organizations notifying their GDPR regulator of a data breach surged by 22% to a daily average of 443 in 2025, according to DLA Piper. The global law firm has been analyzing GDPR ...

Italy fines Poste Italiane and Postepay over €12.5M for illicit user data processing, citing privacy and data protection law ...

Data protection authorities imposed over €1 billion in fines in 2024, but activists complain that violations of the law far too rarely result in penalties. Data protection authorities in Europe ...

The French data protection regulator, CNIL, today issued a collective €42 million ($48.9 million) fine to two French telecom companies for GDPR violations stemming from a data breach.… Free and Free ...

The administrative fines imposed by the Irish watchdog consist of a fine of €485 million for its infringement of Article 46 (1) GDPR regarding the lawfulness of the data transfers to China and a fine ...

Even though 88% of businesses spend over €1 million on GDPR compliance and 40% invest up to €10 million, 80% of their employees still ignore basic password security practices. The formal risk is ...

Spain’s €1M ($1.1 million) fine on LaLiga premier football league underscores the challenge of balancing privacy rights with public safety as sports leagues increasingly use biometric systems at ...

Vanta reports on 8 steps for making your website GDPR compliant, emphasizing transparency, consent, and data protection to ...