Friday, 24 March, 2023

Meta Fined $276M By Ireland's Privacy Watchdog Over Leaked User Data

<p>For failing to adequately protect the phone numbers and other personal information of more than half a billion users from so-called data scrapers, a top European regulator fined Meta Platforms Inc., 265 million euros, or around $276M. The fine imposed on Meta by Ireland&#39;s Data Protection Commission is the most recent example of how regional authorities are growing more active in their enforcement of the privacy legislation against major technological corporations.<br /> &nbsp;</p>