The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection has fined two companies for violating privacy. Telecommunications company Telco2 was hit with the largest fine, $1.1M. The regulator's decision was made after auditing the companies, where it was concluded that the security measures taken to prevent European users' privacy of data during the time they were being processed in the U.S. were not adequate. - Furthermore, it was possible to link the personal data with other data being transferred, and there were irregularities found in the use of IP addresses, GDPR, etc.
- Violations from numerous other companies were found, but the data authority did not issue any fines besides Telco2 and CDON.
- The regulator stated that companies should avoid using Google Analytics due to the higher probability of breaking EU privacy rules, a sentiment that numerous privacy watchdogs throughout Europe have shared over the last three years.
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