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Meta Ireland fined €390M for GDPR infringement

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Re: Meta Ireland fined €390M for GDPR infringement

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Post by nequo »

TL;DR:

When GDPR came into effect in 2018, Facebook and Instagram changed from asking for consent to use personal data to requiring that users enter into a contract with the company.

The Data Protection Commission is siding with the complainants who say that making the service conditional on agreeing to the contract is the same as forcing users to consent.

Re: Meta Ireland fined €390M for GDPR infringement

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Post by bgidley »

It's been pretty clear from all the guidence (e.g https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protectio...) issued around GDPR 'forced consent' would not work - Facebook decided to try and push the limits and now have a massive fine.

What's slightly surprising is how long it's taken to get to the massive fines stage.

Re: Meta Ireland fined €390M for GDPR infringement

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Post by School-Cotton »

Totally off-topic, but I always find it a bit sad how Ireland pays lip service to Irish being their first official language (note that the Irish-language name in their logo is bold and on top) but in reality it is a nearly 100% English-speaking country (note that this press release was published in English, and the link to the Irish version of the page doesn't work).

Really demoralizing, if you care about language preservation, to see how difficult it is even in a very rich country with major cultural and political reasons to want to preserve a language, and which expends significant resources doing so. Now think of all the obscure languages around the world and how impossible it is for them to survive long term.

Re: Meta Ireland fined €390M for GDPR infringement

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Post by lopis »

nequo wrote: post #2

TL;DR: When GDPR came into effect in 2018, Facebook and Instagram changed from asking for consent to use personal data to requiring that users enter into a contract with the company. The Data Protection Commission is siding with the complainants who say that making the service conditional on agreeing to the contract is the same as forcing users to consent.

And this case is successful, we might see real repercussions this time around, instead of a wave of cookie banners. On the other hand, we might also see way more websites willing to straight-out block EU users from accessing them. And they won't be missed.

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Post by colmmacc »

School-Cotton wrote: post #7

Totally off-topic, but I always find it a bit sad how Ireland pays lip service to Irish being their first official language (note that the Irish-language name in their logo is bold and on top) but in reality it is a nearly 100% English-speaking country (note that this press release was published in English, and the link to the Irish version of the page doesn't work). Really demoralizing, if you care about language pr…

Definitely off-topic but I wouldn't be so sad. I grew up speaking Irish at home and at school, and at the time that was very uncommon outside of a Gaeltacht. Now there are many many more Irish speaking schools, just in the area I grew up my nieces and nephew had 5 different options, 2 within walking distance. I had a 30 minute bus ride to get to one option. This year there will be 3 Irish-language TV stations (Tg4, Naught, and a new one focused on kids) ... and Irish cultural centers are strong. When I go home to Ireland, even in Dublin I can socialize and go out in Irish; Áras Chrónáin is our local. Irish feels much stronger to me than in the 80s.
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