2026-03-21: Spanish e-commerce company CECOTEC fined €1.09 million for database breach affecting over 1 million

Show Notes - 2026-03-21 Stories Covered: - Today: - Spanish DPA Fines E-Commerce Company €1.09M for Database Breach (PS/00552/2023) (https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=AEPD_(Spain) - UK ICO Fines Reddit £14.47M for Processing Children's Data Without Parental Consent (https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=ICO_(UK) - FBI Seizes Infrastructure from Four Botnets with 3 Million Compromised Devices (https://therecord.media/us-seizes-botnet-infrastructure-four-large-networks) - FBI Takes Down Iranian MOIS Leak Sites Used in Multi-Year Campaign (https://therecord.media/fbi-takes-down-leak-sites-iran-mois) - Essen Medical Associates $4M Data Breach Settlement (Rivera v. Essen Medical Associates, Case No. 801239/2024E) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/4m-essen-medical-associates-data-breach-class-action-settlement/) - UPS and FedEx Face Class Actions Over Unlawful Tariff Charges Following Supreme Court Ruling (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/ups-class-action-claims-company-collected-illegal-tariffs-from-consumers/) - Uber Class Action Alleges Misleading Arrival Time Estimates (Ye v. Uber Technologies, Case No. 3:26-cv-01744) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/uber-faces-class-action-for-allegedly-misleading-riders-with-inaccurate-arrival-times/) - Supreme Court Allows Street Preacher's Free Speech Case to Proceed (Olivier v. City of Brandon) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/unanimous-court-allows-street-preachers-free-speech-case-to-move-forward/) - Fifth Circuit Lifts Injunction Against Louisiana Ten Commandments Law (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/fifth-circuit-actually-putting-the-ten-commandments-in-schools-is-probably-fine/) - Supreme Court to Hear Arbitration Exemption Case for Last-Mile Drivers (Flowers Foods v. Brock) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/justices-to-consider-arbitration-exemption-for-last-mile-drivers/) - Man Pleads Guilty to $8M AI-Generated Music Streaming Fraud (https://therecord.media/man-pleads-guilty-8-million-ai-music-scheme) - Fifth Circuit Issues Birthright Citizenship Live Blog Notice (Trump v. Barbara) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/oral-argument-live-blog-for-wednesday-april-1/) - Proton Mail Shared User Metadata with Swiss Authorities, Passed to FBI (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/proton-mail-shared-user-information-with-the-police.html) - Minnesota Age Verification Bill Threatens LGBTQ Youth Access to Information (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/rep-finke-was-right-age-gating-isnt-about-kids-its-about-control/) - Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Shows Widespread Circumvention After Three Months (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/australias-teen-social-media-ban-is-just-training-a-generation-in-the-art-of-the-workaround/) - H&R Block Tax Software Installs TLS Backdoor with Included Private Key (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/friday-squid-blogging-jumbo-flying-squid-in-the-south-pacific.html) - Congress Prepares Clean Extension of Section 702 Surveillance Without Reform (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/congress-dropping-ball-clean-extension-fisa) - Rep. LaHood Supports Section 702 Extension Without Warrant Requirement (https://therecord.media/lahood-on-section-702-reauthorization-interview-political-muscle) - FCC Chair Brendan Carr Threatens Broadcasters Over Unflattering Coverage (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/fcc-chair-carrs-threats-punish-broadcasters-are-unconstitutional) - FCC Chair Carr Plans "Patriotic" Call Center Onshoring Requirement (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/brendan-carr-crafting-patriotic-call-center-onshoring-plan-to-provide-cover-for-mass-looming-telecom-layoffs/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-03-21/