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Massive fine for Uber of EUR 290 million

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On 26 August the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Uber EUR 290 million for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Following a number of complaints from French Uber drivers, the DPA found that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Files $3.95M Proposed Order to Settle HMDA Lawsuit Against Florida-Based Mortgage Company

On June 18, the CFPB filed a proposed final judgment that would require a Florida-based nonbank mortgage originator and servicer to pay a $3.95 million civil money penalty and implement corrective actions requiring the...more

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FTC Fines Avast Limited for Collection and Sale of Consumer Browsing Data

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​​​​​​​Avast Limited, a United Kingdom-based company that marketed its browser extensions and antivirus software to protect consumer privacy did just the opposite—storing consumer browsing data indefinitely and selling it...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FCC Reaches New Heights With $300M Robocall Fine

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its largest fine to date, totaling $299,997,000, in an action against an auto warranty scam robocall operation run by an international network....more

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Crypto Products Launch; FSB, OECD Address Crypto Regulation and Tax; US Exchange Fined $24M; DOJ and SEC Actions Continue; Major...

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New Crypto Products Launch in Custody, Cloud Collaborations and Stablecoins - This week, a major U.S. financial institution announced that its Digital Asset Custody platform is now live in the United States. According to...more

Hogan Lovells

California Attorney General settles with Sephora in first CCPA fine

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On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General’s Office (“AG”) issued a press release regarding a settlement with Sephora, Inc. over allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and...more

Dechert LLP

Belgian DPA Fines IAB: Rough Waters Ahead for Ad Industry

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On February 2, 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) issued a decision finding that the Interactive Advertising Bureau ("IAB”) Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (“TCF”) violates key provisions of the...more

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German court drastically reduces GDPR fine

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Germany has seen a couple of record GDPR fines since the German Data Protection Authorities (DPA) issued their guidance paper on how to measure GDPR fines in October 2019. One of these DPA sanctions was recently subject to...more

The Volkov Law Group

Three Former Executives from Alstom and Marubeni Charged with Criminal FCPA Violations in Indonesia

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In its continuing aggressive FCPA criminal enforcement program, DOJ announced the indictment of two former Alstom executives and a former Marubeni executive with FCPA violations arising from a bribery scheme in Indonesia....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

EHR vendor Practice Fusion agrees to $145 million settlement to resolve criminal and civil kickback violations

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On January 27, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $145 million settlement with electronic health record (EHR) vendor Practice Fusion to resolve civil and criminal allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback...more

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Mortgage lender fined for alleged HMDA violations

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On 5 June 2019 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its consent order (consent order) with a large mortgage lender (the company) for allegedly reporting erroneous sex, race, and ethnicity Home Mortgage...more

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