European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission carried out an investigation that found LinkedIn did not have a lawful basis to gather data so it could target users with online ads, a breach of General Data Protection Regulation. LinkedIn said it believed it has not broken any rules, however, it’s working to ensure its “ad practices” meet the requirements. 

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