The fine (around 1 million) is a total joke though. These companies make billions off of harvesting data. They need to be shuttered entirely if they are found

The fine (around 1 million) is a total joke though. These companies make billions off of harvesting data. They need to be shuttered entirely if they are found to be violating privacy rights. The data they have gathered, and even possibly shared with allies also needs to be traced and deleted as well before I'd believe this isn't just fluffy optics. These companies also regularly risk breaches of that data, which can be very very harmful when it lands in the wrong hands... It's really far beyond a time when serious moves should have been taken to eliminate this kind of behavior, and frankly I can't see any future where we can trust any company with any accurate information about us. I've even got into the habit of filling inaccurate info into (non vital) data forms for companies that don't need to know my personal information. We also have power to fight the private data gorge they drive... By creating incorrect location tags, using pseudonyms and improper spellings on our names, by opting out of tracking and using additional personal privacy tools, not buying devices that serve tracking, and most of all, by not enrolling with or supporting companies that harvest personally identifiable information. Facebook IS NOT a government entity, they never had the authority to make everyone switch over to their real names... In order to protect our personal privacy, we need to wake up and start asserting our rights on our own, because consumer protection has been sleeping at the wheel, and even coddling these corrupt and deeply irresponsible private companies & industry control freak CEOs for way too long. Hold these companies accountable and legislate the end of this cycle of personal data abuse or it will get far far worse with every update.