Brazil fines Facebook $1.6M for improper sharing of user data

Re:Brazil fines Facebook $1.6M for improper sharing of user ... by juusto on Monday December 30, 2019 @04:33PM (#21916900)

Would be interesting to know how much money did Facebook make in this deal and apply the fine accordingly.

Knowing that we would be better informed to say if 1.6 Million is a lot or not according to the offence.

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Re:Brazil fines Facebook $1.6M for improper sharing of user ... by grecy on Monday December 30, 2019 @04:36PM (#21916930)

Facebook could sell tens of millions of people's data without their consent for just $10,000.

How much should you fine them in that case?

If I rob a bank and only manage to get away with $50, how much should I be fined, or for how long should I be jailed?

The fine isn't about how much Facebook profited from this violation, it should be about how much they make each year if we really want to discourage this behaviour long term.

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