Booking.com supervised for a year due to multiple data leaks
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) had the OTA under tightened supervision due to delayed reporting of data breaches
The regulatory authority, which fined Booking.com 475,000 euros three years ago, noted that the company is now compliant with regulations, and the increased supervision ended in early this year.
Key takeaways
- The AP stated that they monitored Booking.com for a year starting in January 2023 to ensure timely reporting of data leaks to relevant authorities and affected individuals;
- Booking.com received a fine in March 2021 for delayed reporting of a data breach in December 2018, where user data was compromised;
- According to an AP spokesperson, Booking.com also faced delays in reporting data breaches multiple times in 2022. As a consequence of these incidents and the fine, the watchdog increased its supervision of Booking.com.
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