Social media giant Meta has been fined an additional 5.5 million euros ($5.9 million) for breaches of EU data protection regulations by its instant messaging platform WhatsApp, Ireland's regulator announced Thursday.
In this file photo taken on April 12, 2022 In this file photo taken on October 28, 2021 the META logo on a laptop screen.
In its new decision, the Irish Data Protection Commission found the group acted “in breach of its obligations in relation to transparency,” the watchdog said in a statement. But the earlier decision also accused the Meta platforms of breaking rules over the processing of personal data for the purpose of targeted advertising.
The DPC said its more recent fine was considerably less because of a 225 million euro fine imposed on WhatsApp for “breaches of this and other transparency obligations over the same period of time”.The Irish regulator fined Meta 405 million euros in September for failures in handling the data of minors, and 265 million euros in November for not sufficiently protecting users’ data.
In October 2021, the Irish authority proposed a draft decision that validated the legal basis used by the group and suggested a fine of up to 36 million euros for Facebook and up to 23 million euros for Instagram, over their lack of transparency. The regulator said it will seek to annul the EDPB’s request before the European Union’s Court of Justice.
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