February 13, 2024 at 11:57AM France’s data protection agency CNIL is investigating massive data breaches at two healthcare payment management companies, potentially affecting over 33 million people. The cyberattack targeted Viamedis and Almerys, compromising personal data such as marital status and social security numbers. CNIL will ensure the companies comply with GDPR rules on victim … Read more
January 24, 2024 at 05:06AM France’s data protection agency fined Amazon’s French warehouses unit 32 million euros for an “excessively intrusive” surveillance system monitoring employee performance through package processing scanners. The system raised alerts for inactivity exceeding 10 minutes and fast handling of packages. The surveillance violated EU’s data protection regulation. The fine equals about … Read more
January 22, 2024 at 06:12AM France’s data protection authority fined Yahoo 10 million euros for disregarding users’ rejection of internet-tracking cookies and implying loss of access to email accounts if they refused. Investigations revealed visitors who rejected cookies still had digital trackers deposited and Yahoo Mail users were warned about losing access to services if … Read more