Finalfine · GDPR
LinkedIn fined €310M over behavioural advertising
€310M
≈ $335M at the time
Irish Data Protection Commission
Ireland / EU · 2024
Status: Final
What happened
The Irish DPC found that LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, processed members' personal data for behavioural advertising without a valid legal basis and without adequate transparency.
How it affected users
Professional users were profiled for advertising without lawful consent.
Status timeline
Oct 24, 2024
Penalty announced.
Sources
- Irish DPC press releasesregulator
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "LinkedIn fined €310M over behavioural advertising," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2024-10-24. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/microsoft-ireland-linkedin-2024/