The Hacker News - E.U. Commission Fined for Transferring User Data to Meta in Violation of Privacy Laws

The European General Court on Wednesday fined the European Commission, the primary executive arm of the European Union responsible for proposing and enforcing laws for member states, for violating the bloc's own data privacy regulations. The development marks the first time the Commission has been held liable for infringing stringent data protection laws in the region. The court determined that

from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/eu-commission-fined-for-transferring.html

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