Lawsuitsby GlyphDPC fine: LinkedIn, behavioral ads privacy case
Regulator
Irish Data Protection Commission
acted against
Against
LinkedIn used member data for behavioral analysis and targeted ads without a valid legal basis.
The case
- Regulator
- Irish Data Protection Commission
- Opened
- Aug 20, 2018 complaint-based inquiry commenced Source
- Decided
- Oct 24, 2024
- Status
- Decided
- Outcome
- Fined EUR 310 million and ordered to bring processing into compliance
- Amount
- EUR 310 million
- Law tested
- GDPR on Regulations
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