Italy’s regulator found the social giant guilty of misleading consumers as to what it does with their data.
Facebook faces its second privacy-related fine in Europe, with the most recent action taken by the Italian Competition Authority. On Friday, Facebook was hit with two fines, totaling 10 million Euros (about $11.3 million), for violating Italy’s Consumer Code.
The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) found that Facebook violated several articles of the statute by misleading consumers about how their data would be used. These include Articles 21 and 22. The ICA found that Facebook doesn’t explicitly inform people when they register that their information will be used for commercial purposes.
