EU court ‘fines’ European Commission for violating data privacy rules

In a landmark ruling, the EU General Court ordered the European Commission to pay damages of 400 euros for violating GDPR. This decision marks the first instance of an EU institution being held financially liable for a data protection breach involving the transfer of a user's IP address to Facebook’s parent company, Meta.

EU court ‘fines’ European Commission for violating data privacy rules
In a landmark ruling, the EU General Court ordered the European Commission to pay damages of 400 euros for violating GDPR. This decision marks the first instance of an EU institution being held financially liable for a data protection breach involving the transfer of a user's IP address to Facebook’s parent company, Meta.