Twitter becomes first US company to receive fine for violating EU privacy laws

By Mike Brest

Published December 15, 2020 1:50pm ET

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Twitter becomes first US company to receive fine for violating EU privacy laws — Twitter became the first U.S.-based company to receive a fine for violating the European Union’s data privacy laws. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced the fine, which exceeds half a million dollars, issued to Twitter for failing to notify users adequately and properly of a data breach that was disclosed in January 2019, according to the […]

Twitter became the first U.S.-based company to receive a fine for violating the European Union’s data privacy laws.

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced the fine, which exceeds half a million dollars, issued to Twitter for failing to notify users adequately and properly of a data breach that was disclosed in January 2019, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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