Ireland Fines Meta €265M For ‘Data Scraping’ Leak

The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Meta €265 million for a data scraping leak that exposed the personal information of EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, and dozens of other EU officials.

As a result of Meta's inadequate data security, Ireland's privacy authorities stated Monday that it will fine the company €265 million and take other corrective measures against it.

The penalty relates to a data breach found in 2021. A 533 mi...

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