French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) · 31 December 2021

Facebook Ireland Ltd.

Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Fine€60,000,000Fine issued

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Nobody has summarised this decision yet. The regulator’s own decision is linked below.

The source doesn’t list which GDPR articles were involved.

Bigger than 89% of the 101 fines in France.

Across the whole database, bigger than 99% of 3,642 fines.

19 decisions against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, €2.72 billion in fines.

Decisions in European Union, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain.

27 decisions against 4 companies in the group, €3.36 billion in fines.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (US parent), Meta Platforms Ireland (EU headquarters, formerly Facebook Ireland); Instagram and WhatsApp are Meta companies.

Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedDecisions in European Union, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain · 19 decisions€2,724,000,000
Meta Platforms Inc.Decisions in Austria, Ireland · 2 decisions€405,000,000
WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.Decisions in European Union, Ireland · 5 decisions€230,500,000
Facebook Germany GmbHDecisions in Germany · 1 decision€51,000

Same country, overlapping articles or topics.

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