TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts • Hacker News Board

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by hef19898 » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:04 PM UTC

personomas wrote: post #15

mchanson wrote: post #10

This is pretty interesting time with the social media / data companies. Will this be the new normal? Where, like clock work, another fine gets announced? Or will we transition through this period into one where they know how to, and also do, comply and the regulations don't change a ton?

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So, protecting private data online, as little as the EU does, is oppression... Oppression of whom?

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by droopyEyelids » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:05 PM UTC

personomas wrote: post #15

mchanson wrote: post #10

This is pretty interesting time with the social media / data companies. Will this be the new normal? Where, like clock work, another fine gets announced? Or will we transition through this period into one where they know how to, and also do, comply and the regulations don't change a ton?

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Interesting turn of phrase “oppressed corporations”

A lot of fun stuff to think about with that

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by bman_kg » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:05 PM UTC

Will that fine impact tiktok or there wont be any change? If tiktok wont change its practice, then it should be fined again within set period/deadline

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by Y_Y » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:05 PM UTC

personomas wrote: post #15

mchanson wrote: post #10

This is pretty interesting time with the social media / data companies. Will this be the new normal? Where, like clock work, another fine gets announced? Or will we transition through this period into one where they know how to, and also do, comply and the regulations don't change a ton?

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oppress /əˈprɛs/ verb

    keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.

I can't agree that TikTok or other recipients of such fingers could yet be considered to be in "subjection and hardship". Nor would I consider the fines so far issued to be particularly unjust.

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by lakomen » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:06 PM UTC

spandextwins wrote: post #11

Where does the money go?

I'd like to know that as well.

Where do all those fines go?

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by PeterisP » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:06 PM UTC

spandextwins wrote: post #11

Where does the money go?

General government budget.

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by personomas » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:07 PM UTC

hef19898 wrote: post #21

personomas wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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So, protecting private data online, as little as the EU does, is oppression... Oppression of whom?

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Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by mtmail » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:09 PM UTC

personomas wrote: post #20

ta1243 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They know how to comply, but that would hurt their bottom line.

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> we made changes to well before the investigation even began

Tiktok was not compliant before 2021. Being compliant in 2022 doesn't magically end an investigation or sentence.

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by personomas » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:10 PM UTC

droopyEyelids wrote: post #22

personomas wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Interesting turn of phrase “oppressed corporations” A lot of fun stuff to think about with that

The oppressor is the lawmaker, who has infinite power over the corporations. "oppressed corporations" is a phenomenon that can and does exist in this context.

Re: TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

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Post by malermeister » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:11 PM UTC

personomas wrote: post #20

ta1243 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They know how to comply, but that would hurt their bottom line.

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The law in case was in place three years ago as well, when it was broken.

Just because it took a bit to prosecute doesn't make it magically legal.