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> ANPD set a daily fine of 50,000 reais in case of non-compliance I'm sure that's not the reason they've stopped. That's like 10k Usd. Meta spend more than tha

• thimabi 2y ago
  The reason is that non-compliance can lead to much harsher penalties than that fine, such as banning Meta from doing any kind of data processing in Brazil. Surely Meta does not want to lose access to one of its biggest markets.
  • singleshot_ 2y ago
    In the US, generally, if you harm someone who is protected by statute from that very harm, duty can be established in furtherance of a negligence cause of action. That statute would not have to carry a significant penalty in order to be the hook on which huge civil damages might be hung.
• leonidasv 2y ago
  They probably set a low fine to minimize the risk of the decision getting overruled by some Court for having a "disproportional fine". However, had Meta chosen not to comply, the fine would surely rise and the agency would pursue further actions such as restricting its businesses.
• rsynnott 2y ago
  At least in the EU, these sorts of token fines are often a warning shot; if non-compliance continues things can get much worse. As Facebook, recipient of a bunch of small GDPR penalties followed by a whopping great big one, would know well. It’s notable how much more careful they’ve gotten in Europe at least; they held back releasing Threads apparently for DSA/DMA compliance for instance (in particular, a read-without-logging-in option).