Facebook Italia Is Fined 10 Million Euros For Selling User Data

According to an Italian news agency on Saturday, the Italian competition agency fined Facebook a total of 10 million euros (equivalent $11.3 million) for not encouraging users to restrict your information to its platform and selling their information without asking them.

Italy's market surveillance and consumption agency - AGCM said that Facebook automatically created a vicious cycle for people to sign up and fill out their information without even giving notification at that time about whether they will use the data for any other commercial purposes.

It also announced that Facebook had unfair practices in using people's data to third-party sites and applications.

The Italian government has asked Facebook to apologize to its users on both the app and the site. A Facebook spokesman has made comments on government allegations that the company is reviewing government decisions.

Facebook has also said it is willing to work with the authorities to resolve this issue satisfactorily. It has also launched new policies this year, giving users a clear idea of how Facebook uses its data for business. The company has also improved privacy regulations to make it easier for users to find and use. Facebook claims that user owns and are in full control of his/her personal information on this platform.

Recently, Facebook Italy has agreed to pay a fine of 10 million euros to the Italian government to end the financial fraud dispute.

In October, an official investigation into Facebook's alleged latest data breaches affected 50 million users managed by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC). According to Facebook's leading privacy authority in Europe, the company could be fined up to $ 1.63 billion.

According to DPC, with the purpose to guarantee the safety and privacy of personal data Facebook, this survey will be tested and implemented technical and organizational measures based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).