DMA Fines Hit Meta & Apple | UK Law Firm Penalized | NOYB Slams GDPR Reform Proposal

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📢 Privacy Corner Newsletter: April 24, 2025

🔹 EU Fines Meta & Apple Under DMA – 

The European Commission hits Meta with a €200M fine and Apple with €500M for violating the Digital Markets Act. This challenges the future of “consent-or-pay” models across Europe.

🔹 UK Law Firm Fined Over Ransomware Handling –

ICO fines a UK law firm £60,000 for poor response to a ransomware incident. The breach left sensitive data inaccessible reaffirming that loss of availability is a serious privacy violation.

🔹 NOYB Criticizes GDPR Reform –

Max Schrems’ NOYB blasts the EU’s new procedural reform proposal, warning it could delay enforcement by 33 months and weaken GDPR’s effectiveness.