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Spotify fined for data failings as Swedish regulator wraps probe of 2019 GDPR complaint

By Sam Clark ( June 13, 2023, 11:01 GMT | Insight) -- Streaming giant Spotify has been fined the equivalent of $5.4 million for violating EU privacy rules by not providing enough information in response to data-access requests. The Swedish data protection authority said today that Spotify didn't properly explain how it used people’s data when responding to access requests. The case stems from a complaint by Austrian privacy group Noyb in 2019, and a long delay led to litigation against the regulator in the Swedish courts.Streaming giant Spotify has been fined 58 million Swedish krone ($5.4 million) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation by not providing enough information in response to data-access requests....

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