Meta Faces Daily Fine of $100,000 for Privacy Issues in Norway, Urged to Swiftly Address Concerns

Meta Faces Daily Fine of $100,000 for Privacy Issues in Norway, Urged to Swiftly Address Concerns

Norway’s data protection regulator, Datatilsynet, has declared that Meta’s tracking practices on Instagram and Facebook violate users’ privacy rights. If the company fails to take corrective action, it will face a fine of one million crowns ($100,000) per day from August 4th to November 3rd. Tobias Judin, the head of Datatilsynet, emphasized the clear illegality of Meta’s actions, prompting the need for immediate intervention.