De Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) heeft eind oktober een boete van EUR 310 miljoen opgelegd aan LinkedIn vanwege issues met de lawfulness, fairness and transparency of processing of personal data for the purposes of behavioural analysis and targeted advertising of users who have created LinkedIn profiles (members).
LinkedIn heeft nu bezwaar gemaakt tegen de hoogte van de boete:
LinkedIn claims that the eventual imposition of a €310 million administrative fine is a sanction that is “criminal or penal in nature” due to its magnitude. The company claims the severity entitled it to a fair and public hearing before an independent and impartial tribunal and to the presumption of innocence, as provided for in the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
