Irish privacy watchdog fines Meta $400 million amid disagreement among European authorities

Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has handed down a €390 million (about $413 million) fine to Meta after two years-long inquiries into the data processing operations of Facebook and Instagram.

The inquiries resulted from two complaints filed in May 2018 centered on the legal justifications used by the social media giant for the collection of user data. 

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) ruled that Meta did not clearly outline to users the “processing operations” that were being carried out with personal …

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