The AEPD ordered Meta to suspend implementation of Election Day Information and Voter Information Unit features in Spain to protect user data from being used by unknown controllers.
The AEPD's concern stems from potential violations of GDPR, specifically in terms of processing lawfulness and data minimization, as political views are classified as 'special category' data.
Meta would have collected personal data like user name, IP address, age, gender, and interactions with election-related features, raising privacy concerns under GDPR.
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