HONOLULU—A woman from Louisiana who was honeymooning in Hawaii has been fined $500 after a social media video showed her touching an endangered Hawaiian monk seal, U.S. authorities said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched an investigation last month and found the woman violated the Endangered Species Act, said Dominic Andrews, a spokesperson for…
Russia Fines Google 3 Million Roubles for Violating Personal Data Law
July 29, 2021
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MOSCOW—Russia on Thursday fined Google 3 million roubles ($41,000) for violating personal data legislation, Google’s first fine for that offense, Moscow’s Tagansky District Court said. Google confirmed the fine and offered no further comment. The penalty comes amid a wider standoff between Russia and Big Tech, with Moscow routinely fining social media giants for failing…
Dutch Data Protection Authority Fines TikTok Over Privacy
July 22, 2021
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority said Thursday it has fined TikTok 750,000 euros ($885,000) for not offering a privacy statement in Dutch, saying many children who use the popular video sharing app would be unable to understand the information. The agency said that by not offering a Dutch-language privacy statement, “TikTok failed to…
FirstEnergy to Pay $230 Million in Settlement in Ohio Bribery Case
CINCINNATI—Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. has agreed to a settlement that calls for the company to fully cooperate and pay a $230 million fine as part of a sweeping bribery scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cincinnati and the FBI are scheduled to hold a news briefing later Thursday morning on the deferred prosecution…
Colonial Pipeline Faces Enormous Fine After Huge NC Gasoline Leak, Federal Officials Say
By Joe Marusak From The Charlotte Observer RALEIGH, N.C.—Colonial Pipeline Co. faces a $200,000 a day fine if it fails to improve the way it detects leaks in its U.S. pipeline system, after a massive gasoline leak in Huntersville, according to a recent settlement in the case with the U.S. government. The agreement orders Colonial…
France Fines Google $268 Million for Unfair Online Ads Treatment
PARIS—France’s anti-competition watchdog decided Monday to fine Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its “dominant position” in the online advertising business, an unprecedented move, the body said. Practices used by Google “are particularly serious because they penalize Google’s competitors” in certain markets and publishers of mobile sites and applications, the statement by the…
Google Fined $1.3 Million for Misleading French Hotel Rankings
PARIS—Google has agreed to pay a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) after French authorities concluded the search engine displayed “misleading” rankings for French hotels. Previously, Google used the official source Atout France as well as input from other hotel-industry websites in its algorithm to rank hotels from one to five stars. After receiving…
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