The Danish Data Protection Agency has looked into the tool Google Analytics and its settings, and the terms under which the tool is provided. On the basis of this review, the Danish Data Protection Agency concludes that the tool cannot, without more, be used lawfully. Lawful use requires the implementation

Following the EDPB’s binding dispute resolution decision of July 28th, the Irish Data Protection Authority (DPA) has adopted its decision regarding Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE)) and has issued a record GDPR fine of €405 million. https://edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2022/record-fine-instagram-following-edpb-intervention_en

The European Data Protection Supervisor ordered Europol to hand over personal data to Dutch activist Frank van der Linde. The decision is the result of a two-year investigation into Europol's possession and storage of van der Linde's personal data. https://www.fairtrials.org/articles/news/fair-trials-welcomes-a-decision-by-the-european-data-protection-supervisor-edps-ordering-europol-to-hand-over-personal-data-to-dutch-activist-frank-van-der-linde/

The fine is the result of an investigation that began in 2020 and focused on the company’s processing of children’s personal data. Based on press reports, the investigation focused on children between the ages of 13 and 17 who were allowed to operate business or creator Instagram accounts.

The Belgian SA fined a medical laboratory €20,000 for violating Articles 5(1)(f), 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 32, 35(1), and 35(3) GDPR due to a lack of security and a privacy policy on its website as well as its nonexistent data protection impact assessment. https:

The proposed fine follows complaints filed by privacy NGO ‘Privacy International’ against Criteo. […] Under the CNIL’s sanction procedure, Criteo has the right to respond to the report, both with respect to the alleged infringements and the proposed sanction. https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2022/08/17/cnil-proposes-60-million-euros-fine-against-french-adtech-company-for-non-compliance-with-gdpr/

On 31 December 2021, in addition to imposing a fine of 60 million euros, the CNIL's restricted committee ordered FACEBOOK IRELAND LIMITED to allow users of the website " facebook.com" located in France to refuse the cookies placed on their terminal as easily as to accept them, within three months.

The Italian SA came to this conclusion after a complex fact-finding exercise it had started in close coordination with other EU data protection authorities following complaints it had received. https://www.garanteprivacy.it/garante/doc.jsp?ID=9782874