(Reuters) – The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) claimed on Wednesday it fined Netflix 4.75 million euros ($ 4.98 million) for not appropriately notifying clients concerning its use their individual information in between 2018 and 2020.
The examination, which began in 2019, revealed that “Netflix did not inform customers clearly enough in its privacy statement about what exactly Netflix does with those data,” the DPA claimed in a declaration.
“Furthermore, customers did not receive sufficient information when they asked Netflix which data the company collects about them. These are violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),” the guard dog claimed.
Netflix, which has actually given that upgraded its personal privacy declaration and boosted its info stipulation, challenged the penalty. The streaming titan did not reply to an ask for remark.
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(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Makini Brice)
