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Meta Fined Record €1.2 Billion in EU Over US Data Transfers

Meta has been fined $1.3 billion by the European Union for transferring users' personal information to the United States. The decision applies to data like names, email addresses, messages, viewing history, and other information that tech giants use for targeted ads.
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Times of India

Meta: Meta fined record $1.3 billion in EU over US data transfers

Facebook owner, Meta Platforms Inc, has been fined a record €1.2bn ($1.3bn) by the European Union (EU) over concerns it failed to protect personal data from the US. The Irish Data Protection Commission criticised Facebook for not addressing “the risks to the fundamental rights and freedoms” of users whose data was transferred across the Atlantic.

11 months ago·India

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News18 India

Facebook Fined $1.3 Bn by Privacy Watchdog for Transferring EU User Data to US

Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems first challenged Facebook parent Meta legally over where it chooses to store its data.

11 months ago·India

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The Hindu

Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to U.S.

The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine on May 22 and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic by October

11 months ago·India

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CTV News

Meta fined record US$1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to U.S.

The European Union slapped Meta with a record US$1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users' personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears.

11 months ago·Canada

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Reuters

Meta fined $1.3 bln over data transfers to US

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has been fined $1.3 billion by European Union privacy regulators for sending user information to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Meta hit with record fine by Irish regulator over U.S. data transfers

Facebook parent company Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.75 billion Cdn) fine by Ireland's privacy regulator over its handling of user information and given five months to stop transferring users' data to the United States.

11 months ago·Canada

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