As of 2022, e-commerce and digital giant Amazon was the online service with the highest penalty due to violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), receiving a fine of 746 million euros. Additionally, Meta-owned Instagram was fined 405 million euros, after the publication of children's email addresses and phone numbers. The GDPR was enforced in 2018 and is a component of EU privacy law.
Fines issued to selected digital companies for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of 2022
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Politico. (September 5, 2022). Fines issued to selected digital companies for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of 2022 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332349/fine-online-services-gdpr-violations/
Politico. "Fines issued to selected digital companies for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of 2022 (in million euros)." Chart. September 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332349/fine-online-services-gdpr-violations/
Politico. (2022). Fines issued to selected digital companies for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of 2022 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332349/fine-online-services-gdpr-violations/
Politico. "Fines Issued to Selected Digital Companies for Violations of The General Data Protection Regulation (Gdpr) as of 2022 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332349/fine-online-services-gdpr-violations/
Politico, Fines issued to selected digital companies for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of 2022 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332349/fine-online-services-gdpr-violations/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Fines issued to selected digital companies for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of 2022 (in million euros) [Graph], Politico, September 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332349/fine-online-services-gdpr-violations/