Facebook fined 7 million euros by Italian watchdog for improper data use of its subscribers
IANSFeb 18, 2021, 09:42 IST
TOI
Facebook seven million
improper use of its subscribers'
data.
After an
investigation, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Wednesday that it had found that Facebook Inc. and its subsidiary Facebook Ireland Ltd. did not implement a 2018 order requiring them to dismiss an incorrect practice in the use of
users' data, nor did they publish a corrective declaration requested by the watchdog, Xinhua news agency reported.
In November 2018, after a nine-month investigation, the AGCM concluded that Facebook used subscribers' data in a way that breached Italy's Consumer Code. Therefore, it handed Facebook two fines totalling 10 million euros ($12 million).