56
Tech giant Meta will pay Australians $50 million for enabling the Cambridge Analytica scandal
(theconversation.com)
A f***ing joke of a fine.
this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2024
56 points (100.0% liked)
Technology
1567 readers
488 users here now
Which posts fit here?
Anything that is at least tangentially connected to the technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.
Rules
1. English only
Title and associated content has to be in English.
2. Use original link
Post URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting.
3. Respectful communication
All communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
4. Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
5. Ad hominem attacks
Any kind of personal attacks are expressly forbidden. If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.
6. Off-topic tangents
Stay on topic. Keep it relevant.
7. Instance rules may apply
If something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced.
Companion communities
[email protected]
[email protected]
Icon attribution | Banner attribution
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
I wonder how much goes to legal fees and rubbish. Fuck meta
Simply the cost of doing business ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Wow that doesn’t even categorize as a slap on the wrist.
That's like fining me a penny. Ooh! I learned my lesson!
The payment scheme will be set up by Meta but administered by an independent third party. It will be open to people who:
had a Facebook account between November 2 2013 and December 17 2015 were present in Australia for at least 30 days during that period either installed the This is Your Digital Life app using Facebook login or were Facebook friends with an individual who installed the app.
People can check whether they are eligible on a help page on the Facebook website. The information commissioner anticipates those who are eligible will be able to submit applications “in the second quarter of 2025”.
The help page.