TWITTER FINED €450,000 BY IRISH DATA REGULATOR UNDER NEW EU DATA PRIVACY SYSTEM

Highlights

• This was the first sanction against a U.S. firm under a new European Union data privacy system

• Ireland’s Data Protection Commission was made lead regulator of Facebook, Twitter, Apple and Google by the EU's General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) “One Stop Shop” regime

• The reason cited by the Irish DPC for increasing the amount of fine to €450,000 ....