Another unpleasant story has hit the Meta company.
This time it was found in violation of European privacy rules.
Therefore, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed a hefty fine on the social media giant.
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Meta will also have to take measures to remedy the situation and protect user data.
The meth company was investigated after a vast library of Facebook users data was posted online.
This provision should provide users with one of the most robust privacy protections in the world.
As I mentioned earlier, this is not the first problem Meta has had with the law.
In addition, the DPC is looking into other potential violations by Meta.
So far, however, the company has been fined a hefty sum, the company announced this week.
Protecting peoples privacy and data security is fundamental to our business, a Meta spokesman said.
He also said Meta has already made changes, according to the DPC investigation.
This should prevent data scraping, including phone numbers.
Unauthorized data scraping is unacceptable, he said, adding that Meta is carefully reviewing the DPCs decision.
