“The Data Protection Commission (CPD) today announced the conclusion of an investigation into Meta Platforms”, a subsidiary of the giant that “controls data from the social network Facebook, imposing a fine of 265 million euros and a series of corrective measures ”, said the organization in a note.
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The CPD announced, in April 2021, the opening of an investigation against the Facebook on behalf of the European Union (EU), after the hacking of more than 530 million user data was known in an action that dates back to 2019.
Facebook has its European headquarters in the Republic of Ireland and so it is up to the Irish regulator, the CPD, to conduct the investigation.
This focused on the applications “Facebook Search, Facebook Messenger Contact Importer and Instagram Contact Importer (…) between May 25, 2018 and September 2019” and attempted to ascertain whether Meta sufficiently protected its users' data in accordance with EU regulations .
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“The decision” to fine the Meta and the respective subsidiaries was adopted on Friday (25) after verification of “violation of European regulations”, detailed the CPD.
The hacking detected in 2019 used a method known as “scraping”, which consists of invading Facebook profiles using software that imitates the network's functionality that helps members find friends and contact lists easily.
(To AFP)
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