Meta expected to face fines after EU privacy rulingAFP, PARISMeta Platforms Inc is expected to face another large fine after an EU data watchdog on Tuesday imposed binding decisions concerning the treatment of personal data by the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The European Data Protection Supervisor said in a statement that the rulings concerned Meta’s use of data for targeted advertising, but did not give details or recommend fines. The latest case follows complaints by privacy campaigning group NOYB that Meta’s three apps allegedly fail to meet the EU’s strict rules on data protection. However, this was rejected as far too low by the French National Commission for Technology and Freedoms and other national watchdogs, which asked the EU watchdog to investigate the case. That adds to a 60 million euros fine in France in January over its use of “cookies,” the digital trackers used to target advertising.
