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DPC fine: Twitter, breach notification data breach case

Irish Data Protection Commission · decided Dec 15, 2020 · Decided

Decision

Investigation, begun in January 2019, found Twitter notified a breach late and failed to document it adequately.

The case

Against
Twitter International Company
Regulator
Irish Data Protection Commission
Decided
Dec 15, 2020
Status
Decided
Outcome
The DPC fined Twitter EUR 450,000, its first GDPR fine in a cross-border case against a big tech company.
Amount
EUR 450,000
Law tested
GDPR on Regulations

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Dec 15, 2020Decision: DPC fine: Twitter, breach notification

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