How Ireland reluctantly fined Facebook €1.2 billion

<p>The Data Protection Commission (DPC)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2023/05/22/facebook-owner-meta-fined-record-12bn-by-irish-regulator-for-violating-european-privacy-rules/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">has hit Facebook owner Meta Ireland with a fine of €1.2 billion</a>&nbsp;– the largest such fine to date under GDPR rules - for its unlawful transferring of user data from the EU to the US. But the DPC didn't want to levy a fine at all - its hand was forced by European counterparts. How did it come to this? To find out Bernice Harrison talks to technology reporter Ciara O'Brien. </p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>