As of July 2023, three organizations had received fines under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for transferring data outside the European Union. The highest penalty, with the amount of 1.2 billion euros, was imposed on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited by the Irish data privacy authority Data Protection Commission (DPC).
Penalties under GDPR for transferring personal data outside the European Union as of July 2023
Characteristic
Fine in euros
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Ireland (May 2023)
1,200,000,000
Portuguese National Statistical Institute, Portugal (Nov 2022)
fines base on violation of Art. 46 GDPR; includes insufficient legal basis for data processing and non-compliance with general data processing principles
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GDPR Enforcement Tracker. (August 4, 2023). Penalties under GDPR for transferring personal data outside the European Union as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403854/eu-data-transfer-gdpr-fines/
GDPR Enforcement Tracker. "Penalties under GDPR for transferring personal data outside the European Union as of July 2023." Chart. August 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403854/eu-data-transfer-gdpr-fines/
GDPR Enforcement Tracker. (2023). Penalties under GDPR for transferring personal data outside the European Union as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403854/eu-data-transfer-gdpr-fines/
GDPR Enforcement Tracker. "Penalties under Gdpr for Transferring Personal Data outside The European Union as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403854/eu-data-transfer-gdpr-fines/
GDPR Enforcement Tracker, Penalties under GDPR for transferring personal data outside the European Union as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403854/eu-data-transfer-gdpr-fines/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Penalties under GDPR for transferring personal data outside the European Union as of July 2023 [Graph], GDPR Enforcement Tracker, August 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403854/eu-data-transfer-gdpr-fines/
