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“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion. (www.zeropartydata.es)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

EU law: "How about percentage of global revenue per infraction?"

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Meta: "Okay. 0.00001%".

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They don't ask them what they want to pay or what they claim the revenue was, they look at the numbers:

Art. 83(5) GDPR, the fine framework can be up to 20 million euros, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 % of their total global turnover of the preceding fiscal year, whichever is higher.

https://gdpr-info.eu/issues/fines-penalties/

Although realistically speaking they're probably just getting fined for one "infringement", despite committing quite a lot.

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