LinkedIn Fined €310 Million for Illegal Data Practices in EU (1)

Ireland’s data protection commission has fined LinkedIn €310 million ($335 million) for illegally processing the personal data of users within the European Union to deliver targeted advertising.

The decision also includes an order for Microsoft Corp.-owned LinkedIn to bring its data processing into compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, according to a statement by the Irish data protection commission on Thursday.

Deputy commissioner Graham Doyle said in a statement that LinkedIn’s processing of personal data without an appropriate legal basis was a “clear and serious violation of data subjects’ fundamental right to data protection.” It’s the sixth-largest ...