Day: April 24, 2025

EC fines Meta, Apple €700M for DMA compliance failures

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Meta and Apple have earned the dubious honor of being the first companies fined for non-compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which experts say could inflame tensions between US President Donald Trump and the European bloc. Apple was penalised to the tune of €500 million ($570 million) for violating anti-steering rules and Meta by Read more about EC fines Meta, Apple €700M for DMA compliance failures[…]

Blue Shield of California Exposed the Data of 4.7 Million People to Google for targeted advertising

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Blue Shield of California shared the protected health information of 4.7 million individuals with Google over a nearly three-year period, a data breach that impacts the majority of its nearly 6 million members, according to reporting from Bleeping Computer. This isn’t the only large data breach to affect a healthcare organization the last year alone. Read more about Blue Shield of California Exposed the Data of 4.7 Million People to Google for targeted advertising[…]