Meta fined $276 million over Facebook data leak involving more than 533 million users

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The April 2021 leak exposed the phone numbers, locations, and birthdates of Facebook users on the platform from 2018 to 2019.

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission hit Meta with a €265 million fine (about $276 million USD) after an April 2021 data leak exposed the information of more than 533 million users. The DPC started the investigation shortly after news of the leak broke and involved an examination into whether Facebook complied with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws.
Full story: https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/28/23481786/meta-fine-facebook-data-leak-ireland-dpc-gdpr

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