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LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog

LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog

Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024

LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog — FILE - A sculpture on a terrace outside the offices of LinkedIn is shown on Sept. 22, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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FILE - A sculpture on a terrace outside the offices of LinkedIn is shown on Sept. 22, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of the bloc's stringent data privacy rules.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission reprimanded the Microsoft-owned professional social networking site over concerns about the “lawfulness, fairness and transparency” of its personal data processing for advertising purposes.

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