Ireland: Data Protection Commission (DPC) inquiry into Facebook for data privacy breach (“Data Scraping” Inquiry)
Progress
Current status
in force
25 Nov 2022 in force
14 Apr 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued EUR 265 million fine to Facebook for personal data breach (“Data Scraping” Inquiry)
On 25 November 2022, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced it had concluded its investigation into Meta for a personal data breach by Facebook during the period between 25 May 2018 and September 2019. The DPC found that Facebook had v…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Announced investigation into Facebook for alleged user personal data breach
On 14 April 2021, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the beginning of an own-initiative investigation into Facebook under section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018. The announcement occurred in response to several foreign media r…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority