EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

EU court fines European Commission for breaching its own data privacy laws
The EU court said the bloc's executive authority violated a citizen's rights by transferring some of his personal data to the U.S. without proper safeguards.
European Commission hit by EU court fine after breaking own data privacy rules
European Commission fined for breaking GDPR EU General Court levies fine for failing to protect EU data A German citizen was paid 400 euros The European Commission has been forced to pay a 400 euro ($412) fine to a German citizen for breaking its own data protection regulations.
In a first, EU Court fines EU for breaching own data protection law
In a first, the EU General Court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission must pay damages to a German citizen for failing to comply with its own data protection regulations.
EU fines itself after accidentally breaching its own data rules
The European Union has been fined for breaking its own data protection laws after a court forced it to pay €400 (£335) to a German citizen for transferring his data to the US.
The EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law
The European Union has investigated itself and found…actual wrongdoing! For the first time ever, the EU has been found to have violated its own privacy rules established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will have to pay a fine,
E.U. Commission Fined for Transferring User Data to Meta in Violation of Privacy Laws
The development marks the first time the Commission has been held liable for infringing stringent data protection laws in the region. The court determined that a "sufficiently serious breach" was committed by transferring a German citizen's personal data,

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