Italy Fines Facebook 7 Million Euros For Selling Users Data To Third Parties

Facebook has been fined 7 million euros by Italy for repeated data violations and for selling users data to third parties for commercial purpose. While Facebook was fined for selling users data to third parties, in India the Govt itself sold national vehicle database of Indian citizens to car manufacturers and private companies like BMW, Mercedes and others for Rs 100 crores.

Facebook was asked to pay a fine of seven million euros for misleading data protection practices in Italy.

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