Facebook slammed with maximum possible fine under U.K. law for “very serious data incident” Facebook exposed 87 million Facebook users’ personal details. Information Commissioner’s Office announced the 500,000 ($645,000) fine on Wednesday. Investigation found that Facebook violated the country’s rules on processing personal data. Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the fine, but it would have been hit with a greater fine if it had been possible, the ICO says. The fine is the maximum fine allowable for the ICO to impose under the previous data protection regime.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/facebook-slammed-maximum-uk-privacy-fine-a-11640