The 10 largest GDPR fines on Big Tech

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https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/10/the-10-largest-gdpr-fines-on-big-tech/

This list only includes major penalties issued to tech firms under the GDPR. In recent years, some significant sanctions have also been issued on Big Tech.

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slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Meta (Facebook): Fined €1.2 billion (~$1.31 billion) in May 2023

Amazon: Fined €746 million (~$815 million) in July 2021.

Meta (Instagram): Fined €405 million (~$443 million) in September 2021

Meta (Instagram and Facebook): Fined a total of €390 million (~$426 million) in January 2023

ByteDance (TikTok): Fined €345 million (~$377 million) in September 2023

Meta (Facebook and Instagram): Fined €265 million (~$290 million) in November 2022

Meta (WhatsApp): Fined €225 million (~$246 million) in September 2021

Alphabet/Google (Android): Fined €50 million (~$55 million) in January 2019

Meta (Facebook): Fined €17 million (~$18.5 million) in March 2022

ByteDance (TikTok): Fined around €14.8 million at current exchange rates (~$16 million) in April 2023
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YourPrivatHater@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Not even remotely enough! We need to put another one or two zeros behind the numbers.

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- BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) have even higher annual turnover fines, so it will increase.
  
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  - YourPrivatHater@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Good.
    
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FuryMaker@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Did they pay them though?

Did they make more money than they were penalised? If so, nothing changes. Cost of doing business.

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