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X Corp

€550,000,000

Authority

DPC

Country

Ireland

Date Issued

December 1, 2023

Industry

Technology

Summary

Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined X Corp €550 million for failing to transparently disclose how it processed users' personal data for advertising purposes and for inadequate data protection by design measures. This landmark enforcement action addressed systemic transparency failures and insufficient privacy safeguards in the company's data processing operations.

Violation Types

TransparencyData ProcessingDPIA

Articles Violated

Art. 5 GDPRArt. 12 GDPRArt. 25 GDPR

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