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Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20423819

> “This isn’t a fine, it’s a favor to Facebook, a parking ticket which will clear them to conduct more illegal and invasive surveillance,” said Matt Stoller, a fellow at the Open Markets Institute who specializes in monopoly power.

That's a mighty large parking ticket. Equivalent of around 20% of annual net income for Facebook.

That would be like your average American making $50k a year getting a parking ticket for $10,000.

But the real question is whether Facebook earned more from the specific bad behavior than the fine. Which I think would be hard to know without a lot more information.

Let’s see what they actually end up paying.

Not a fine. A settlement pat on the back.

Facebook to be fined $5bn for Cambridge Analytica privacy violations – reports