The Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) inquiry into Meta started in August 2020, leading the DPC to issue a draft decision finding Meta’s data transfers to its US counterpart were an infringement of Article 46(1) of the GDPR and that such transfers should be suspended. The DPC subsequently announced May 22, 2023, that it had issued its decision to fine Meta Platforms Ireland Limited €1.2 billion for breach of Article 46(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) relating to its delivery of its Facebook service.

What signifies unlawful data transfers in this decision? Join OneTrust DataGuidance and Odia Kagan, Partner and Chair of GDPR Compliance and International Privacy at Fox Rothschild LLP, to break down the decision, the DPC’s findings, outcomes and what is likely to happen next.

Key takeaways will include:

• Breakdown of the DPC Decision, penalties, and corrective action issued to Meta
• Next steps and timeframes for Meta in response to the DPC decision
• Key Takeaways for EU-US data transfers going forward

Watch a video of the webinar here.