The European Union has investigated itself and found… that there is actually guilt! For the first time, the European Union has been found to have violated its own privacy rules set out by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and will face fines. Decisions delivered by the General Court of the European Union–
The victims of this blatant ignorance of EU law are German citizens who exercise their options. “Sign in with Facebook” when registering for meetings via the European Commission web page When the user clicks that button Information about devices, browsers and their IP addresses is transferred through the content delivery network managed by Amazon Web Services and eventually finds its way to servers operated by Meta Platforms, its parent company. Facebook in the United States The court ruled that this data transfer occurred without appropriate safeguards. This is considered a violation of GDPR rules, and the EU has been ordered to pay a fine of 400 euros (about $412) to the person directly prosecuting the matter.
GDPR, the reason every website now Ask if you want to accept cookies.It has been a thorn in the thorns of tech companies since it was first enacted in 2018, a set of strict data privacy rules designed to control how much personal data companies collect. Can be collected from users and giving individuals more control over how their data is used. Its access and use has been the driving force for many of the major penalties paid by large tech companies, especially Meta.
Last year Meta did. Was slapped with a $1.3 billion fine for failing to adequately protect European users' data from American intelligence services when transferring it to US servers; Previously, the meta hit Nok. Fine of $417 million Under GDPR rules for violating the privacy of underage users on Instagram and 232 million US dollars for failing to be transparent about how WhatsApp processes data. While Meta is not alone in these expensive wrist slaps (Amazon has its own $887 million fine For example, in 2021) it's fitting that it's Facebook's login options that have put the EU in hot water on its own.
GDPR has been a bit of a mixed bag since its implementation. No doubt some headlines have been made with the huge fines aimed at Silicon Valley giants, but enforcement could take forever. Even the EU's first self-imposed fine for violating an individual's privacy took more than two years to implement. More than three-quarters of data protection authorities have complain or lack the funding and personnel to pursue violations, and there is considerable evidence to suggest that Byzantine law lists have Actually didn't do much. to curb the invasive practices of surveillance capitalism; The European Union has some work to do. Maybe it starts with following your own rules.