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The EU has fined the EU for violating the GDPR.

The European Commission must pay a German citizen EU 400 (about $412 USD) for improperly safeguarding the person’s data sent to Meta in the US after they used a “Sign in with Facebook” button to log into an EU site, reports Reuters.

That’s a first, the outlet writes. GDPR fines often punish tech firms — Meta has had several, for instance.

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