Data Protection Commission hits job site LinkedIn with €310m fine

The data watchdog found multiple breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is the EU’s major piece of legislation on data protection and privacy. File photo

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has dished out a significant €310m fine to jobs networking site LinkedIn, as part of a probe into its processing of users’ data for behavioural analysis and targeted advertising.

The data watchdog found multiple breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is the EU’s major piece of legislation on data protection and privacy.