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Meta Implements Policy Zones for Data Purpose Limitation

Jul 23, 2025

Sources: https://engineering.fb.com/2025/07/23/security/policy-zones-meta-purpose-limitation-batch-processing-systems/, Meta

Meta has developed Privacy Aware Infrastructure (PAI) and Policy Zones to enforce purpose limitations on data, particularly in large-scale batch processing systems. This approach integrates with Meta’s extensive data warehouse and processing systems.

Policy Zones utilize runtime enforcement and SQL parsing to ensure that data is used in accordance with specified purposes, thereby enhancing data privacy and compliance with regulations.