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Meta hit with 390 mn euro fine over EU data breaches

By ahmadomar

January 04, 2023 | 06:11 p.m EDT

Dublin: Meta was slapped Wednesday with fines totalling 390 million euros ($413 million) for breaching EU personal data laws on Facebook and Instagram, Ireland's data regulator said Wednesday.

The Data Protection Commission said in a statement that Meta breached "its obligations in relation to transparency" and used an incorrect legal basis "for its processing of personal data for the purpose of behavioural advertising".

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