Meta to rely on legitimate interests as basis for user tracking
Starting April 5th, Meta will use ‘legitimate interests’ as its legal basis for targeting EU users with tailored advertisements.
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Meta’s EU data transfer case faces Article 65 dispute resolution mechanism
The destiny of Meta’s data transfer to the U.S. may depend on a critical Article 65 dispute resolution procedure within the European Union.
Meta avoideda €4BN GDPR fine over unlawful ads, says noyb
noyb is not satisfied with the €390 million privacy fine for Meta, sdays it had to be 4 billion euros.
Meta fined €5.5m over WhatsApp data handling
This is the latest fine issued against Meta services including WhatsApp in recent years over data collection practices.
Meta alleges DPC’s €405m Instagram fine is unconstitutional
The DPC issued the fine last September after investigating GDPR breaches.
EDPB: Data commissioner did not investigate Facebook with ‘due diligence’
Europe’s senior regulator critical of data protection commission over data collection investigation.
Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers’ access to teenagers’ data
From February advertisers will no longer be able to see young users’ gender or type of posts they have engaged with.
Facebook data-scraping breach triggers GDPR enforcement lawsuit in Ireland
Meta and its lead data protection regulator in the European Union are facing an interesting legal challenge over a major data-scraping breach and GDPR enforcement of it.
Meta to appeal €390m fine for Facebook and Instagram privacy breaches
Social media company Meta is to appeal after the Irish Data Protection Commission fined the company for breaching GDPR.
Meta fined €390 million for using personal data without consent
Facebook, Instagram told to pay up, make changes to data slurping process within 3 months.
EU court rejects WhatsApp challenge against EU Data Protection Board
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed as inadmissible an action brought by WhatsApp against a decision of the European Data Protection Board.