by David Dumont and Tiago Sérgio Cabral
Left to right: David Dumont and Tiago Sérgio Cabral (Photos courtesy of the authors)
On October 24, 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commission (the “DPC”) announced that it had issued a fine of €310 million (approx. $335 million) against LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (“LinkedIn”) for breaches of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) related to transparency, fairness, and lawfulness in the context of the company’s processing of its users’ personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted advertising. In addition to the fine, the DPC also issued a reprimand and an order to bring processing into compliance.
