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South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users (apnews.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/privacy

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Wow! 15 whole million! That'll teach em.

People really need to learn that fines which are not punitive break the social contract and turn the gov/regulator into a criminal co-conspirator engaging in racketeering — merely strong-arming its share of the proceeds, no better than the mob.

[–] RonSijm 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Although I agree with the sentiment - the article mentions that it's "only" regarding about 1 mil people. (Probably South Korean users)

So it's still a $15 fine per violation. Could have been much higher, sure, but I don't know if that's a good return of investment for Facebook.

Maybe this case sets an example for other countries or regulatory bodies to start issuing fines to Facebook as well

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