Meta was fined a record 1.2 billion euros by the privacy regulator in European Union because of the way it handled user information, even giving the company five months to stop sharing their data with USA.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fine relating to Meta’s ongoing transfer of personal data is in addition to a previous €746 million European fine imposed in 2021 on Amazon by Luxembourg, according to a statement from the data center.

Meta: The penalty is unreasonable and unnecessary

The Meta said in a statement that it will appeal the decision, calling the fine “unreasonable and unnecessary”, and will seek to settle the case. For judicial system.

The “battle” over where he keeps his data facebook started ten years ago Max Shremswho campaign for his defense confidentialityfiled a lawsuit over the risk of US espionage in light of related revelations made by former US National Security Agency official E.duard snowden.

Meta said last month that it was looking forward to a new agreement to facilitate the secure transfer of personal data of EU citizens. in the US will take effect before he has to cancel those transfers.

This will mean that the company’s previous warning about the suspension of its services will not apply. facebook in Europe in the event of such a break.

Officials said the new data protection system agreed by the European Union and the US government in March 2022 could be ready by July, but Meta warned it might not be ready in time.

^{Source: Reuters.}