We are facing an era where big companies can be sued for any wrongdoing they do to consumers, and as a result many of them release millions of dollars at once to pay the entire state and distribute it to consumers. Thus we have a new case with the most popular streaming company, NetflixThose who missed a particular detail had to guess that consequence.
The company was fined $4.98 million dollars Due to a breach of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA). General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Between 2018 and 2020 in the Netherlands, the streaming platform did not clearly inform its users of how it handled their personal data, as determined by an investigation that began in 2019.
According to DPAIt did not adequately specify in its privacy statement what it did with its users’ data and did not adequately respond to those who asked about protected data. This constitutes a direct breach of the GDPR, which requires companies to be clear, concise and accessible when reporting data processing.
Netflix Responding to the ruling in a statement sent to the media, a spokesperson assured that the organization has worked to improve its transparency: “Since this investigation began more than five years ago, we have cooperated with the Dutch Food Protection Authority to provide more clarity to our members. We have actively developed our privacy information. “We have opposed this decision.”
Despite updating its privacy policies, the improvements came too late to avoid fines According to the DPA, this lack of transparency not only violated European regulations, but also affected user trust, highlighting the importance of digital platforms strictly adhering to privacy laws in an increasingly demanding global environment.
However, this lesson was not in vain, since now their data usage rules are always included in the contracts shown to clients.
Through: EC
