"Our initial responses [...] have been, quite frankly, insensitive," wrote Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, in a letter to his employees . He also announced a series of measures , which are still . The latter notably received, through a letter, the support of hundreds of employees of the French publisher Ubisoft and of numerous streamers who stopped streaming the licenses published by Activision Blizzard (Call of Duty, Overwatch or even World of Warcraft). Amazon & GDPR – Amazon wins the record for the highest fine for non-compliance with European regulations on private data ! The CNPD (National Commission for Data Protection) of Luxembourg has imposed a fine of 746 million euros on Amazon's European branch for non-compliance with the GDPR .
But why by Luxembourg? This fine follows a European gambling data pakistan decision but was imposed by the CNPD because Amazon Europe's head office is located in the Grand Duchy. This sanction follows formal notices by the French CNIL to more than sixty companies for their lack of compliance with the GDPR with regard to cookies. Amazon was thus fined 35 million euros in 2020. Amazon considers the CNPD's accusation “unfounded” and intends to appeal this sanction. TO REMEMBER THIS WEEK: This week in France The rebound is here for audiovisual groups Xavier Niel launches a takeover bid for Iliad to remove Free from the stock market "Project Pegasus": these questions left unanswered by the Elysée 3 FIGURES 200 – Number of new positions created by NBC in its digital push toward streaming +22% – visits to French audiovisual media applications in one year according to the CSA 1 in 153 American employees work for Amazon CHART OF THE WEEK Infographic: One minute on the internet in 2021 | StatistaYou can find more infographics on Statista OUR BEST READS / WORTH YOUR TIME / LONG READ The Jessica Simulation: Love and Grief in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
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