Authority
DPC
Country
Ireland
Date Issued
January 4, 2023
Industry
Technology
Summary
Meta was fined €390 million for unlawfully processing user data for behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram by relying on contractual necessity as the legal basis instead of obtaining proper user consent. The Irish DPC found that Meta failed to establish a valid legal basis for this data processing activity in violation of GDPR requirements.
Violation Types
Legal BasisConsent
Articles Violated
Art. 6 GDPRArt. 9 GDPR
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