Irish regulator fines Meta $275 million for violations of Europe's data privacy law

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Since the fall of 2021, Ireland’s DPC has slapped Meta with 912 million euros in fines, going after the social media titan and its other subsidiaries, Instagram and WhatsApp, for alleged violations of Europe’s signature data privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
“Protecting the privacy and security of people’s data is fundamental to how our business works,” Meta said in Monday’s statement.
The largest GDPR fine to date was imposed last year on Amazon (AMZN) for 746 million euros by privacy regulators in Luxembourg who said the way the e-commerce company processes personal data does not comply with the law.