Data Protection Commission (DPC), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enacted to Facebook’s parent company Meta to ensure the privacy of users in the European Union fined 17 million euros for 12 data breaches.
WhatsApp and Twitter were also penalized
The commission, which launched an investigation into 12 data breach notifications received by the DPC between June 7, 2018 and December 4, 2018, concluded that some of the regulation requiring organizations to take measures to meet basic data protection principles fined Meta for failing to fulfill its clauses on their platform.
A Meta spokesperson told Engadget: “This penalty relates to the recordkeeping practices we have updated since 2018, not a failure to protect people’s information. We take our obligations under GDPR seriously and will carefully consider this decision as our processes continue to evolve. ” made statements.
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DPC more Previously, it had fined WhatsApp 225 million euros for breaching data rules. The commission, which also imposes a fine on Twitter, is also investigating Instagram regarding the processing of children’s personal data.
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