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Despite — or because of — being a major hub for tech companies in Europe (including Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, making Irish authorities in charge of some of the largest cases of data protection in Europe), Ireland sanctioned only 0.26 percent of the cases (Photo: Tirza van Dijk)

Only 1.3% of EU data privacy cases result in fines, research shows

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by Salomé Bonneyrat, Brussels,

EU companies only face fines for data privacy violations in 1.3 percent of cases, the Vienna-based NGO advocating for digital rights NOYB revealed in a report on Tuesday (28 January).

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Despite — or because of — being a major hub for tech companies in Europe (including Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, making Irish authorities in charge of some of the largest cases of data protection in Europe), Ireland sanctioned only 0.26 percent of the cases (Photo: Tirza van Dijk)

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