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- Norwegian data regulator hails ‘big victory for privacy’
- Meta says it is ‘disappointed’
- Fine could be widened to rest of Europe
OSLO, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms (META.O) can be fined for breaching users’ privacy, a Norwegian court ruled on Wednesday, stopping an attempt by the owner of Facebook and Instagram to halt a fine imposed by the country’s data regulator.
Meta has been fined one million crowns ($93,200) per day since Aug. 14 for harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them. So-called behavioural advertising is a business model common to Big Tech.
The owner of Facebook and Instagram had sought a temporary injunction against the order from the Norwegian data regulator, Datatilsynet, which imposed a daily fine for three months.
“This is a big victory for privacy,” Datatilsynet said in a statement.
The case could have wider European implications as Datatilsynet is considering referring the decision to the European data regulator.
If the European Data Protection Board agrees with Datatilsynet, it could wid
