Ireland: Issued ruling in Data Protection Commission investigation into Meta over non-compliance with security requirements under GDPR including EUR 251 million fine

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Issued ruling in Data Protection Commission investigation into Meta over non-compliance with security requirements under GDPR including EUR 251 million fine

On 17 December 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) concluded its investigation into Meta by issuing final decisions related to a data breach reported in September 2018. This breach affected approximately 29 million Facebook accounts glo…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2024-12-17
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On 17 December 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) concluded its investigation into Me…