{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/646d2c2db160e00011eda3aa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Ireland reluctantly fined Facebook €1.2 billion","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1663773710372-1dfa44b258fd77ffb9aad560edbce324.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Data Protection Commission (DPC)&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2023/05/22/facebook-owner-meta-fined-record-12bn-by-irish-regulator-for-violating-european-privacy-rules/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">has hit Facebook owner Meta Ireland with a fine of €1.2 billion</a>&nbsp;– the largest such fine to date under GDPR rules - for its unlawful transferring of user data from the EU to the US. But the DPC didn't want to levy a fine at all - its hand was forced by European counterparts. How did it come to this? To find out Bernice Harrison talks to technology reporter Ciara O'Brien. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}