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Meta fined €390m for privacy law breaches in the EU

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Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has been fined €390m for privacy law breaches in the EU. It plans to appeal. Two cases were brought against it after the introduction of the EU's GDPR laws.

Added on the 04/01/2023 20:24:39 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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