Around 390 million euros will have to pay Goalthe company that owns Facebookfor infringing the European data protection regulation.
The tech giant, which also owns instagram Y WhatsApp breached “its transparency obligations” and used an erroneous legal basis “for its processing of personal data for advertising purposes” personalized. This was announced by the Irish data protection commission.
According to the Irish regulator, the sanction corresponds to three offenses of Goal. The first two referred to offenses related to Facebook (for which the fine amounts to 210 million euros, about 222 million dollars) and Instagram (for 180 million euros, about 190 million dollars).
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The third, relating to WhatsApp, was subsequently notified to the DPC and its application will be decided next week.
This is not the first time that Meta would be involved in a sanction for breaching the data protection regulation. The social networking company was fined 405 million euros last September for failures in the processing of minors’ data, and 265 million in November for failing to sufficiently protect the data of its users.
Noyb, a privacy advocacy group, filed all three complaints against Meta. Previously, the Irish authority initially proposed a draft decision that validated the legal basis used by Facebook and suggested a fine of between 26 and 36 million euros for lack of transparency.
Meta was “disappointed” by the decision and expressed its intention to appeal “both the fund and the fines” in a statement transmitted to AFP.
“The debate on the legal basis for the processing of personal data has been open for some time and companies face a lack of regulatory certainty on this issue,” the company said.
“These decisions do not prevent targeted or personalized advertising” and “advertisers can continue to use our platforms to reach potential customers, grow their business and create new markets,” said Meta, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg.
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Source: Eluniverso
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