Data Protection Authority of Ireland · 12 May 2023
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Fine€1,200,000,000Fine issued
- Regulator
- Data Protection Authority of Ireland
- Decided
- 12 May 2023
- Country
- Ireland
- Sector
- Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
- Regulator’s reference
- Not recorded
- Fino case number
- 2023/IE/003
What happened
Bound by an EDPB decision, the Irish DPA ordered Meta Ireland to suspend transfers of personal data to the U.S. and to erase data already transferred. In addition, the DPC fined Meta €1,2 billion - the highest fine ever imposed under the GDPR.
Summary from the GDPRhub page for this decision, written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- International transfers
- Unlawful processing
Sources
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