Italian regulator fines Facebook £8.9m for misleading users
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#44H3S)
Company criticised over data misuse and ordered to issue an apology on its website and app
Facebook has been fined a10m (8.9m) by Italian authorities for misleading users over its data practices.
The two fines issued by Italy's competition watchdog are some of the largest levied against the social media company for data misuse, dwarfing the 500,000 fine levied by the British Information Commissioner's Office in September - the maximum that body was able to issue.
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