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FACEBOOK FINED €1.2BN EUROS FOR MISHANDLING USERS’ DATA

Facebook’s owner, Meta, has been fined €1.2bn  Euros (£1bn) for mishandling people’s data when transferring it between Europe and the United States.

Issued by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, it is the largest fine imposed under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation privacy law.

GDPR rules require companies to seek people’s consent before using their personal data.

Meta says it will appeal against the “unjustified and unnecessary” ruling.

At the crux of this decision is the use of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) to move EU data to the US.

VOP Lagos

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