Data Protection Commission applied fines of over €1bn in 2022
Last January, the DPC hiked an initial €59m fine to €390m for tech giant Meta over how it processes personal data, after an intervention by the European Data Protection Board. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission applied fines of over €1bn across 2022 as its investigations under GDPR ramped up.
The commission, which today publishes its annual report for 2022, said it has to date concluded 17 large-scale inquiries with “multiple reprimands and compliance orders imposed”.
