The EU's data compliance laws are ridiculously difficult to abide by, even for the EU.
It often fines large organizations for non-compliance. Typically the fines match the available financial resources of the organization: €310 million fine for Linkedin, €746 million for Amazon, €1.3 billion for Meta, and so on.
Now we can add another dastardly organization to the list for taking liberties with people's data.
THE EU.
An EU court ruled that the EU failed to adhere to its own data privacy laws regarding the data of a German citizen.
This individual used the ‘Sign in with Facebook' option on the EU login webpage to register for a conference. The court, which listens to cases brought against EU institutions, determined that transferring the user's IP address to Meta Platforms in the U.S. breached EU data protection rules.
You might be inclined to believe the fine was equivalent to the EU's financial resources (approximately $19 trillion in GDP). One part of this story, however, is unsurprising.
The fine the EU imposed on itself was a mere €400.
Nonetheless, the European Commission did consent to contemplate the ramifications of its actions.
‘The Commission is cognisant of the ruling and will meticulously examine the Court's judgment and its consequences,' a Commission spokesperson said.
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