Norway to fine Meta nearly $100,000 a day over data use

The Norwegian watchdog, Datatilsynet, stated Meta can be fined a million kroner ($97,000) per day, beginning August 14.

Tobias Judin, head of Datatilsynet’s worldwide division, stated the wonderful associated to a choice made on July 14, the place the company had quickly “imposed a ban on behavioural promoting on Fb and Instagram.”

“Meta’s behavioural promoting entails intrusive surveillance of its customers, negatively impacting their proper to information safety and freedom of data,” Judin informed AFP in an electronic mail, including that there have been many susceptible teams on the platforms, resembling “younger individuals, the aged and folks with cognitive disabilities”.

“We’re additionally involved that delicate private information could also be used for promoting functions. We’ve due to this fact discovered that Meta’s practices are opposite to information safety legislation,” Judin continued.

Datatilsynet introduced the ban on July 17 and initially stated that Meta had till August 4 to take corrective measures.

“The coercive wonderful is issued as a result of Meta has not but complied with our ban,” Judin stated.

The social media big stated final week it intends to ask customers within the European Union, EEA (European Financial Space) and Switzerland to present their consent earlier than permitting focused promoting on its networks.

European regulators in January had dismissed the earlier authorized foundation – “professional curiosity” – Meta had used to justify gathering customers’ private information for focused promoting.

Judin stated this was a “optimistic change – however private information continues to be processed unlawfully within the interim”.

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