Moderate
Attorney General action
Filed
New York · Oct 14, 2026
NY Attorney General urges bankruptcy court to protect children and consumers in Character.AI sale
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 39 state AGs filed a motion in the Character Technologies bankruptcy court demanding strong protections for children and users before any sale of Character.AI. The filing cites…
New York Attorney General's Office
High
Fine
In effect
Italy · Oct 12, 2026 · effective Jun 5, 2026
Italian DPA fines Wind Tre €16.7 million for unlawful telemarketing
The Italian Data Protection Authority imposed an administrative fine of EUR 16 700 000 on Wind Tre S.p.A. for violations of GDPR principles in its telemarketing and contract activation practices. The authority also issued a definitive ban…
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Fine
In effect
Italy · Oct 9, 2026 · effective Aug 6, 2026
Italian DPA fines security firm €39,000 for employee data violations
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) imposed a total administrative fine of EUR 39,000 on La Patria S.p.A. for failing to respond to employee access requests and for inadequate information about GPS‑derived geolocation data. The…
Garante – Italian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Decided
France · Oct 8, 2026
CNIL closes injunction against FRANCE TRAVAIL after compliance with data security measures
The French data protection authority (CNIL) closed the injunction issued on 22 January 2026 against FRANCE TRAVAIL, after the organization demonstrated compliance with the security measures required by Article 32 of the GDPR. The original…
CNIL · RGPD
High
Enforcement
Published
Spain · Oct 6, 2026 · effective Oct 6, 2026
AEPD issues warnings to two Spanish municipalities over AI‑enabled video surveillance projects
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) sent preventive warnings (AI‑00170‑2026 and AI‑00171‑2026) to two local councils regarding planned video‑surveillance systems that use automated image analysis with AI. The agency stresses that the…
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos · Reglamento General de Protección de Datos
Moderate
Settlement
Settled
United States (federal) · Oct 2, 2026
Meta’s Muse AI Agent raises privacy, security, and child safety concerns amid past FTC consent decree
Meta launched the Muse personal AI agent in September 2026, which collects extensive personal data and can act without clear user permission. EPIC reports multiple incidents where Muse accessed messages, shared home addresses, and…
Federal Trade Commission
Moderate
Fine
Decided
Spain · Sep 22, 2026 · effective Feb 1, 2023 · deadline Feb 1, 2024
Spanish DPA fines Securitas Direct €100,000 for charging phone line for data subject rights
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) issued a final decision on 1 February 2023 finding Securitas Direct in breach of GDPR Article 12(2) by directing data subjects to a chargeable 902 telephone number to exercise their rights. The…
Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) · General Data Protection Regulation
High
Fine
Decided
France · Sep 11, 2026 · effective Jul 21, 2026
CNIL fines French IT firm EXTIA €300,000 for failing to honor data erasure requests
In 2024 EXTIA received 265 requests for erasure, many of which were not processed or not communicated to the requesters. The CNIL audit found breaches of Articles 12 and 17 GDPR regarding transparency and the right to erasure. The CNIL…
CNIL · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Announced
Germany · Sep 10, 2026
noyb to file injunction against SCHUFA over shadow database
noyb sent a cease-and-desist letter to SCHUFA demanding the removal of its shadow database. SCHUFA's deadline to comply has expired and the agency has rejected the allegations. noyb announced it will now file an injunction and invites…
Low
Enforcement
Announced
Germany · Aug 26, 2026 · effective Aug 26, 2026
noyb sends cease‑and‑desist letter to SCHUFA over alleged ‘shadow database’ GDPR violations
In July 2026, the NGO noyb issued a cease‑and‑desist letter to German credit agency SCHUFA demanding it stop storing data beyond retention periods and provide full historical data under Article 15 GDPR. The organization warned it will seek…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Announced
United States (federal) · Aug 19, 2026
Tech firms privately resist ICE subpoenas seeking user data
ICE has sent hundreds of subpoenas to large technology companies for subscriber information. Meta and Reddit have privately pushed back, questioning statutory authority and objecting to requests tied to protected activity. In some cases…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 19 U.S.C. §1509
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · May 5, 2026
LinkedIn blocks GDPR access to profile visitor data behind paywall, noyb files complaint in Austria
LinkedIn requires users to pay to view who has visited their profile, despite the data being personal under the GDPR. noyb argues the data must be provided free of charge under Article 15 and has lodged a complaint with the Austrian Data…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Fine
In effect
France · Mar 13, 2026
French court upholds €40M GDPR fine against Criteo
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) fined Criteo €40 million for GDPR violations, including lack of valid consent, transparency, and failures to honor erasure and access rights. In March 2026, the Conseil d’État rejected Criteo’s…
CNIL · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Dec 17, 2025
noyb files complaints against TikTok, AppsFlyer and Grindr with Austrian DSB over unlawful tracking
noyb has lodged two complaints with Austria's data protection authority alleging that TikTok tracks users across other apps and fails to provide a complete copy of personal data. The complaints also target AppsFlyer and Grindr for sharing…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Data protection authority action
Decided
Austria · Oct 9, 2025
Austrian DSB rules Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracks students and orders data deletion
The Austrian Data Protection Authority found Microsoft 365 Education used tracking cookies without consent and denied a data‑access request, violating GDPR. The DSB ordered Microsoft to delete the data, provide full access, and disclose…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Lithuania · Sep 29, 2025
noyb files complaint with Lithuanian DPA against Whitebridge AI for unlawful data processing
noyb has lodged a complaint with Lithuania's data protection authority alleging that Whitebridge AI unlawfully scrapes and sells AI‑generated reputation reports containing personal and sensitive data. The complaint cites violations of…
Lithuanian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Investigation
Announced
Austria · Sep 25, 2025
noyb uncovers over 40,000 CRIF credit queries linking Austrian banks, telecoms and retailers
noyb obtained data requests from 2,440 individuals and analyzed more than 40,000 CRIF credit queries, finding that banks, telecoms and other firms provide personal address data to the credit agency. The analysis shows gender and geographic…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Data protection authority action
Decided
Austria · Aug 29, 2025
Austrian DPA orders YouTube to comply with GDPR Article 15 access request
The Austrian Data Protection Authority issued a decision ordering YouTube (Google) to provide the complainant with full access to his personal data, including purpose, storage periods, recipients and tracking cookies, under Article 15…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Filed
European Union · Jul 17, 2025
noyb files GDPR complaints against TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat for denying data access
noyb has lodged complaints with the data protection authorities in Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands alleging that TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat violated Articles 12 and 15 of the GDPR by failing to provide full data access. The…
Data Protection Authorities (Belgium, Greece, Netherlands) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Apr 24, 2025
noyb files GDPR complaint against Ubisoft for forced online tracking of offline games
noyb lodged a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority alleging that Ubisoft requires players to be online for single‑player games, collecting personal data such as start time, duration and quit time. The complaint argues the…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
