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Facebook fined $5Billion in Privacy Case
BBC | 7/24 | GizzyGirl

Posted on 07/24/2019 3:00:45 PM PDT by GizzyGirl

I don’t know how to post but just saw BBC is reporting Facebook that has been fined a record $5 BILLION in privacy fines per the FTC


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: facebook; facebookfined; fakelies; gossip; nolink
Good thing earnings beat expectations today! And they’re still facing anti-trust suit too! If anything left when they are done it will be a shadow of itself!
1 posted on 07/24/2019 3:00:45 PM PDT by GizzyGirl
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To: GizzyGirl
Mrs rktman is lookin' fer a chk. 😀
2 posted on 07/24/2019 3:02:26 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: GizzyGirl

Five billion?

Chump change. A mere bagatelle.


3 posted on 07/24/2019 3:04:32 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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They need to be put in FaceBook Gaol for a decade.


4 posted on 07/24/2019 3:05:51 PM PDT by Paladin2
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So they pay a fine and business as usual. There needs to be competition and Facebook demonopolized.


5 posted on 07/24/2019 3:06:22 PM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1
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It is a start, although small.


6 posted on 07/24/2019 3:06:41 PM PDT by madison10
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49099364


7 posted on 07/24/2019 3:07:04 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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I don’t know how to post

Agreed.

8 posted on 07/24/2019 3:09:19 PM PDT by humblegunner
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I guess that’s what they get for not getting Hillary elected.


9 posted on 07/24/2019 3:13:37 PM PDT by fruser1
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Where is my share?


10 posted on 07/24/2019 3:13:56 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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Tell me when it gets to $50 billion.


11 posted on 07/24/2019 3:15:41 PM PDT by chuckles
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“The social network also fell foul of the regulator by not revealing that phone numbers collected for two-factor authentication would be used for advertising.”

Nice.


12 posted on 07/24/2019 3:16:25 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: GizzyGirl; a fool in paradise; acapesket; Baynative; beef; BullDog108; Califreak; cgbg; ...

This is the Facebook Is Evil ping list.

If you'd like to be on or off this list, please click Private Reply below and drop me a FReepmail.

13 posted on 07/24/2019 3:17:20 PM PDT by upchuck (No muzzy is fit to hold public office - their cult (religion) is incompatible with the Constitution.)
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Don’t know how to post? Dang.
You’d think FR would have a
“Post” button somewhere, maybe next
to the Pings button,to guide a person
through posting an article.

Maybe you should give JR
a private mail and ask for
a “Post” button to be
created.


14 posted on 07/24/2019 3:17:55 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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So you have no link or anything but you still felt a need
to post a thread about something you saw on TV? Really?

I saw a commercial for the Pocket Hose this morning.
Have you seen that commercial?
Will you post a thread?


15 posted on 07/24/2019 3:20:21 PM PDT by humblegunner
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Its like the tariffs, in that the first one demonstrates that you can do it. Now the threat to their bottom line is quite credible.

FTC has an anti-trust Task Force that has been looking at big tech since February, and DoJ announced Monday that it has launched an anti-trust investigation into Google, Facebook and other Big Tech effective monopolies.

Anti-Trust actions could potentially fundamentally destroy their businesses.

Maybe this will be enough of an indicator to them to stay out of politics this next election, but likely they will have to be forced out.


16 posted on 07/24/2019 3:29:08 PM PDT by BeauBo
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When will little Markie be held accountable?

Time to ramp up the inquiry into the operation at FlakeBook.


17 posted on 07/24/2019 3:37:27 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: humblegunner

We don’t want to know about your “pocket hose.”


18 posted on 07/24/2019 3:40:25 PM PDT by Rio
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We don’t want to know about your “pocket hose.”

We appreciate your feedback.

Did you reach this conclusion before or after you purchased the images of my pocket hose?

19 posted on 07/24/2019 3:45:39 PM PDT by humblegunner
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I thought it was newsworthy.... thanks for being so kind, I appreciate it!


20 posted on 07/24/2019 3:59:18 PM PDT by GizzyGirl
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