A systematic fix or possibly a sticking plaster. Either way, last July’s new deal on data transfers between the European Union and the United States has led to a partial truce between Meta Ireland and the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after the regulator dished out a record €1.2 billion fine to the tech giant for privacy breaches last year. The fine stands, as does Meta’s legal challenge to the penalty and its proportionality. But the corrective part of the watchdog’s decision of May 22, 2023, giving Meta just six months to get its house in order and comply with privacy protections…

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