Meta Probe Into 533 Million-User Data Leak Draws to a Close
- Irish watchdog finalizes draft decision in Meta investigation
- Probe started after 2021 data leak affecting millions of users
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Meta Platforms Inc. could face a hefty fine as a probe by a key European Union privacy watchdog into the leak of the personal data of more than half a billion users last year draws to a close.
The Irish Data Protection Commission submitted its draft decision in the investigation for approval to its EU counterparts, it said in a statement on Monday. Meta is among a number of big US tech companies that have set up an EU hub in Ireland, making the watchdog there its main supervisor for possible data protection violations.