Facebook Receives Maximum Fine for Personal Data Breach
Submitted by KeithDaniel on
On 25th October, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined Facebook £500,000 for its serious breach of data protection laws between 2007 and 2014. This follows a Notice of Intent to fine Facebook which was issued in July 2018 as part of the ICO’s wider investigation into the breach.
Upon conclusion of its investigation, and having considered all representations made by the company, the ICO issued the maximum fine available under the laws which were applicable at the time of the offence.