Penalty against Facebook Ireland

The penalty was pronounced in the case “Cambridge Analytica”, which had caused worldwide outrage. Since the unlawful data processing occurred before May 25, 2018, the Data Protection ACT (DPA) applied, not the GDPR. The UK Data Protection Authority imposed the maximum fine of 500,000 pounds.

Entscheidungsdatum:
24.10.2018

Land:
Great Britain

Art des Verstoßes:
Illegal data processing

Betroffene Datensätze:
87 000 000

Waren sensible Daten betroffen?:
Yes

verhängte Geldstrafe:
€ 575,000,-

Violation of GDPR Paragraph:
unknown

Quelle:
Communication from the UK data protection authority ICO (English)