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Meta hit with $413 million fine in EU for breaking GDPR rules
The Irish Data Protection Commission announced Wednesday that it would fine Meta Ireland a total of $413 million for breaches of the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) related to the company’s handling of personal information on Facebook and Instagram.
Under the GDPR, companies looking to process users’ personal information must do so under one of six identified legal bases, which include the consent of the user, necessity to the performance of a contract, and necessity to comply with a legal obligation. Meta, in response to the original user complaints filed under the GPDR in 2018, stated that it would rely on the “contract” justification, rather than the “consent” prong, as it had previously done. (The complaints argued that, by requiring users to agree to Meta’s use of personal information for ad targeting purposes, the company wasn’t offering users any real choice in the matter.)
EU Ombudsman urges close monitoring of Ireland’s Big Tech GDPR cases
The decision concludes a year-long inquiry into claims that the European Commission had failed to adequately monitor how data protection rules are applied in Ireland.
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Can the UK ‘replace’ GDPR and still keep data adequacy with the EU?
The government’s recent announcement that it will ‘replace’ GDPR and pause the Data Reform Bill, has raised fresh questions about…
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EU criticised for lack of evidence that it’s monitoring Ireland’s GDPR handling
Johnny Ryan of ICCL claimed the European Commission provided little evidence that it is keeping an eye on how Ireland polices Big Tech.
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UK pauses data reform bill to rethink how to replace GDPR
The UK government has confirmed another pause to draft digital legislation under new prime minister Liz Truss’ reshuffled cabinet — saying the data reform bill it had introduced in recent months is on hold while ministers take another look. The paused bill contained a package of amendments to the UK’s data protection regime, which remains based […]
UK pauses data reform bill to rethink how to replace GDPR by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
How the €405m Instagram fine compares to other GDPR penalties
The fine issued by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is substantial, but it is not the highest penalty levied under GDPR.
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Irish data watchdog fines Instagram €405m for GDPR violations
The Irish Data Protection Commission has previously fined Meta-owned WhatsApp €225m and Meta €17m for GDPR breaches.
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