US social media giant Facebook’s parent company has been fined €265 million by the Irish regulator (DPC) on behalf of the EU for failing to adequately protect users’ user data. “The Data Protection Commission (DPC) announces the conclusion of its investigation into (…) Meta Platforms Ireland Limited.Subsidiary of “Meta” and “Facebook social network data control body, imposing a fine of 265 million euros and a number of corrective measures.– said in a press release on Monday.
The DPC announced in April 2021 that it was launching an investigation against Facebook on behalf of the EU, following revelations that hackers had hacked the data of more than 530 million users since 2019. the survey focused on applications.Facebook Search, Facebook Messenger Contact Importer and Instagram Contact Importer (…) between May 25, 2018 and September 2019,” and wanted to know if Meta adequately protected its users’ data under European regulations.
Facebook has its European headquarters in Ireland, so the Irish regulator is leading the investigation for the European Union (EU). The decision to fine Meta and its affected subsidiaries was made on Friday following the findings.Violations of European regulations (GDPR)“, DPC elaborates. So he issued aorder to request a series of corrective actions from MPILand administrative fine.
Loot profiles
The hacker used a method known as “to scrapeor hack Facebook profiles with software that mimics the network’s functionality, helping members easily find friends by scraping contact lists. “Protecting people’s personal data is important to the operation of our business“Meta’s spokesperson responded. “We have therefore fully co-operated with the Data Protection Commission on this important matter. We have made changes to our systems“, he added.
The GDPR, launched in 2018, gives regulators more powers to protect consumers from the dominance of Facebook, Google, Apple and Twitter, which, attracted by favorable taxes, have chosen Ireland as their home base. The regulation provides that regulators can impose a fine of up to 4% of the global turnover of these groups.
In the case of Facebook, the hacked data was partially published on a hacking forum in early April and is “malicious actorsFacebook clarified. The European Union and some member states have multiplied disputes with American digital giants in recent years over personal data protection, as well as taxation or abuse of a dominant position, among others.
Source: Le Figaro
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