Meta has copped another huge fine from regulators, with the European Data Protection Board (EDPU) hitting Meta with a €1.2 billion penalty – equivalent to $1.3 billion USD – for transferring EU user data back to the US without explicit permission or adequate protections in place.
The fine, the largest of its kind in history, relates to Meta’s data transfers since 2020, when the EU implemented its more stringent GDPR regulations. The GDPR gives users more control over their personal data and how it’s used, and its implementation meant that Meta would need to take more definitive measures to protect EU citizen information.
