“Spotify fined $5 million for ‘breaching’ European Union’s data rules”, Organiser, June 14, 2023:
“On June 13, the world’s largest music streaming service, Spotify, was fined $5.4 million (about Rs. 40 crores) for failing to adequately warn consumers on how the company used the information acquired about them. Sweden fined the company for violating the data rules.
Spotify is planning to appeal against the decision taken by Swedish authorities. Sweden’s body for privacy concerns, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY), stated that it had examined “hoow Spotify handles customers’ right of access to their personal data”. The authority stated, “As a result of the shortcomings identified, IMY is imposing a fine of SEK 58 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore on the company”.
The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, entered into force in 2018 and strengthened the rights of individuals….”
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