NewsOctober 4, 2022Irish DPA draft decision on Meta
The Irish Data Protection Commission has released a draft decision on the potential GDPR violations of Meta. Read more on Euractive
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ResourcesSeptember 15, 2022Irish DPC announces €405m fine against Meta – Instagram
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced the issuance of a €405m fine against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Instagram), as it concluded an inquiry began in 2020 which involved other European DPAs and the European Data Protection Board. The inquiry referred to Instagram’s processing of child users’ personal data, and particularly the social media...
ResourcesSeptember 14, 2022The Korean PIPC fines Google and Meta for tracking activities
The Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has fined Google and Meta tech giants for the use of tracking services to monitor online activity of users and target them with advertisement, without their consent. The combined fine amounts to USD72m. The decision can be appealed within 90 days. Find more at the PIPC website (in...
ResourcesApril 28, 2022CJEU opens the door to consumer groups to autonomously sue companies for GDPR violations
In a case against Meta brought before German courts by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that consumer groups can autonomously sue companies for violations of the EU GDPR. In the case at hand, the Federation of German Consumer Organizations brought Meta’s Facebook before civil...
ResourcesMarch 15, 2022Irish DPC fines Meta with €17m fine
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a fine of €17m on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Ireland Limited). Its inquiry related to a series of twelve data breach notifications it received in the six month period between 7 June 2018 and 4 December 2018, for violations of the requirements of GDPR Articles...
“we also continue to monitor developments regarding the viability of transatlantic data transfers and their potential impact on our European operations”. This sibylline sentence in Meta’s Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results report did not go unnoticed. Analysts believe that the gradually increasing application of the EU GDPR might bring Facebook and other Meta’s...
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