About the Author(s)

Senior Scholar

Mikołaj Barczentewicz is a senior scholar with ICLE, a senior lecturer in law and the research director of the Law and Technology Hub at the University of Surrey.

Kristian Stout

Director of Innovation Policy

Kristian Stout is director of innovation policy at the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE).

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Data Security

GDPR Decision Against Meta Highlights that Privacy Regulators Don’t Understand ‘Necessity’

Mikołaj Barczentewicz & Kristian Stout January 11, 2023

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The €390 million fine that the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) levied last week against Meta marks both the latest skirmish in the ongoing regulatory war on the use of data by private firms, as well as a major blow to the ad-driven business model that underlies most online services.

Read the full piece here.