Reclaim The Net
In a landmark decision, Meta has been slapped with a colossal €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) fine by European Union authorities for violating EU privacy laws. The core issue at hand involves the contentious transfer of personal data belonging to Facebook users to servers based in the United States.
The ruling was announced today by the European Data Protection Board, following a comprehensive inquiry into Facebook’s operations, spearheaded by the Irish Data Protection Commission. The commission acts as the chief watchdog regulating Meta’s operations within Europe.
We obtained a copy of the decision for you here.
This decision underscores the ongoing debate and legal complexity surrounding the mechanisms global companies can employ to transfer the data of EU users to overseas servers…
