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Norway threatens $100,000 daily fine on Meta over data
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FILE PIC: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta. /Getty Images
FILE PIC: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta. /Getty Images

FILE PIC: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta. /Getty Images

Norway's data protection agency said Monday it would ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal information of users for targeted advertising, threatening a US$100,000 (S$132,170) daily fine if it continues.

The business practices of U.S. big tech firms are under close scrutiny across Europe over concerns about privacy, with huge fines handed out in recent years.

The Norwegian watchdog, Datatilsynet, said Meta uses information such as the location of users, the content they like and their posts for marketing purposes.

Source(s): AFP

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