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Facebook faces multibillion-euro privacy claim in the Netherlands

By Sam Clark
  • 26 Oct 2023 13:25
  • 26 Oct 2023 13:21
Facebook is facing a privacy class action in the Netherlands, with the group bringing it claiming the fine could be worth up to 10.5 billion euros ($11 billion).
A 2021 data leak at the social media giant breached the General Data Protection Regulation, Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie, or SOMI, said late

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Sam Clark

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Sam has covered data privacy and security in the UK and Ireland for MLex since November 2021. He previously covered data protection for trade publication Global Data Review, as well as reporting on technology, media and telecoms businesses for S&P Global. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in journalism, both from the University of Kent.

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