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    Norway court rules against Facebook owner Meta in privacy case

    Meta has been fined one million crowns ($93,200) per day since Aug. 14 for harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them.

    Reuters
    September 06, 2023 / 15:19 IST
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    Meta Platforms can be fined for breaching users' privacy, a Norwegian court ruled on Wednesday, stopping an attempt by the owner of Facebook and Instagram to halt a fine imposed by the Nordic country's data regulator.

    Meta has been fined one million crowns ($93,200) per day since Aug. 14 for harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them.

    So-called behavioural advertising is a business model commonto Big Tech.

    The owner of Facebook and Instagram had sought a temporaryinjunction against the order from the Norwegian data regulator, Datatilsynet, which imposed a daily fine for three months.

    Reuters
    first published: Sep 6, 2023 03:19 pm

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