Irish Data Regulator Fines Meta a Massive $1.3 Billion

In a recent development, Meta was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) by the Irish Data Protection Commission for breaching the European Union’s tough rules on data privacy, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In addition to the fine, the Irish Data Protection Commission ordered Meta to suspend all transfers of […]
Data Privacy: Apple Agrees to Delay Enforcement of iOS 14’s New IDFA Opt-in Rules to 2021

The News: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced this week that it would delay enforcement of its new IDFA opt-in rules, which were originally meant to take effect with the release of iOS 14 this fall. IDFA is shorthand for “IDentifier For Advertisers,” and is essentially a randomized ID code assigned by Apple to each iOS device. […]