CBS News
London — Meta was fined the equivalent of a record $1.3 billion by the European Union on Monday for its transfer of users’ personal data from Europe to the United States.
Andrea Jelinek, chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), said Meta’s infringement was “very serious since it concerns transfers that are systematic, repetitive and continuous.”
“Facebook has millions of users in Europe, so the volume of personal data transferred is massive,” Jelinek said in a statement. “The unprecedented fine is a strong signal to organizations that serious infringements have far-reaching consequences.”