ABSTRACT
In May 2023, one of the largest fines ever imposed for violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came to light. A historic penalty of 1.2 billion euros was levied against the United States technology giant Meta (Data Privacy Manager, 2023). Known for its popular platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, the technology giant failed to adequately protect the data of EU citizens during a transfer from the EU to the US. The initial enforcement action was taken by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which alleged that Meta, in relying on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) and additional administrative controls, did not comprehensively address the risks to data subjects’ rights and freedoms. The management of privacy is more of an art than a science, characterized by ambiguous and challenging-to-implement controls, largely because of undocumented and overlooked scientific approaches …
VanHoy, Jordan, Managing Data Privacy (October 15, 2023).
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