The fine imposed by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) concerned Meta's continued transferring of personal data topped the previous €746m record EU privacy fine by Luxembourg on Amazon.com Inc in 2021, according to a DPC statement.
The long-running battle over where Facebook stores its data began a decade ago after Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems brought a legal challenge over the risk of US snooping in light of disclosures by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.The fine imposed by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner concerned Meta's continued transferring of personal data topped the previous €746m record EU privacy fine by Luxembourg on Amazon.
The long-running battle over where Facebook stores its data began a decade ago after Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems brought a legal challenge over the risk of US snooping in light of disclosures by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
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