Meta/Facebook Fined Record $1.3 Billion for EU Data Privacy Violations
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been fined a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for violating EU data protection rules. The company has also been ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Meta said it would appeal the decision and that there would be no immediate disruption to Facebook’s service in the Europe Union. The ruling comes with a grace period of at least five months for Meta to comply.
- Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules The New York Times
- Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy CNN
- Meta Fined $1.3 Billion Over Data Transfers to U.S. The Wall Street Journal
- Facebook fined €1.2bn for mishandling users' data BBC
- Meta fined a record $1.3 billion over EU user data transfers to the U.S. CNBC
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