The EU data watchdog says the way Meta obtained permission to process users' data for ads broke data law.
The DPC investigation was sparked by complaints made in 2018 by privacy campaigner Max Schrems, on behalf of two users in Austria and Belgium. The complaint was brought just as the EU's new data and privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation , came into operation.
Meta's representatives argued that Facebook and Instagram are "inherently personalised" and that, as part of that personalisation, targeted ads are a "necessary and essential part" of how the platforms work.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meta Fined $414 Million Over Targeted Ad PracticesMeta was fined by the E.U.'s main privacy watchdog over the way users’ data is used for personalized ads on Facebook and Instagram
Read more »
Meta fined $414m for using personal data without consentFacebook, Insta told to pay up, make changes to data slurping process within 3 months
Read more »
Meta hit with nearly €400mn fine over EU privacy rule violations\n\t\t\tKeep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world.\n\t\t\tStay informed and spot emerging risks and opportunities with independent global reporting, expert\n\t\t\tcommentary and analysis you can trust.\n\t\t
Read more »
Millions warned over dangerous Facebook alert you must ignoreMILLIONS of Facebook users could be at risk. Facebookers have been warned about a new ‘Meta-Phish’ circling in the waters of the social media platform. The phishing scam uses Facebook posts to lure…
Read more »
Drivers warned of 2022 changes to Highway Code which could see them finedSeveral changes were made to road laws in the UK in 2022 by the DVLA
Read more »
Genome-Wide Pleiotropy Study Identifies Association of PDGFB with Age-Related Macular Degeneration and COVID-19 Infection OutcomesAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been implicated as a risk factor for severe consequences from COVID-19. We evaluated the genetic architecture shared between AMD and COVID-19 (critical illness, hospitalization, and infections) using analyses of genetic correlations and pleiotropy (i.e., cross-phenotype meta-analysis) of AMD (n=33,976) and COVID-19 (n ≥ 1,388,342) and subsequent analyses including expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL), differential gene expression, and Mendelian randomization (MR). We observed a significant genetic correlation between AMD and COVID-19 infection (rG=0.10, p=0.02) and identified novel genome-wide significant associations near PDGFB (best SNP: rs130651; p=2.4 × 10−8) in the pleiotropy analysis of the two diseases. The disease-risk allele of rs130651 was significantly associated with increased gene expression levels of PDGFB in multiple tissues (best eQTL p=1.8 × 10−11 in whole blood) and immune cells (best eQTL p=7.1 × 10−20 in T-cells). PDGFB expression was observed to be higher in AMD cases than AMD controls {fold change (FC)=1.02; p=0.067}, as well as in the peak COVID-19 symptom stage (11–20 days after the symptom onset) compared to early/progressive stage (0–10 days) among COVID-19 patients over age 40 (FC=2.17; p=0.03) and age 50 (FC=2.15; p=0.04). Our MR analysis found that the liability of AMD risk derived from complement system dysfunction {OR (95% CI); hospitalization=1.02 (1.01–1.03), infection=1.02 (1.01–1.03) and increased levels of serum cytokine PDGF-BB {β (95% CI); critical illness=0.07 (0.02–0.11)} are significantly associated with COVID-19 outcomes. Our study demonstrated that the liability of AMD is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19, and PDGFB may be responsible for the severe COVID-19 outcomes among AMD patients.
Read more »