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UK privacy watchdog to fine Facebook 18 mins of profit (£500,000) for Cambridge Analytica

TkH11

Re: Income Vs Profit

That is true, but under the Data Protection Act £500,000 is the most they can fine.

Under GDPR, fines can be much larger, and in Facebook's case, because their turnover is so high, the maximum fine would be $1.6 billion dollars.

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