CNIL fines HUBSIDE.STORE €525,000 over data regulation failures

The French authority said that the fine demonstrates the seriousness of the breach.

The technology and lifestyle store HUBSIDE.STORE has been fined €525,000 ($570,639) by the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) for using customer data in prospecting campaigns without proper consent.

HUBSIDE.STORE, which promotes its electronic products via phone and SMS, was found using customer information from data brokers for commercial

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