It’s entirely possible to operate in accordance with local laws, or they can leave the market entirely. As an Italian I’d be delighted if Meta upped and left, heaven knows it’s not done any good to society.
replyThey are being fined over the normal android gallery permissions flow, it doesn't make any sense at all. Fines aren't the same thing as taxes you aren't supposed to just randomly fine people for no reason.
replyIf they were being fined over ordinary Android gallery permissions flow, it would’ve been Google and not Meta on the hook. The fact that that isn’t the case (and that if they made that argument in their defence, it failed to hold sway) strongly suggests otherwise.
replyThey aren't being fined over a permissions flow, they are being fined over using user data. I don't know how many fines it will take before the programming community realises that you can't weasel out of breaking the law by abusing a technical measure.
reply"Your honour, I did not break into this man's house. Last week he gave me his key ring so I could copy his car keys, so I took the liberty to write down all his bitting codes and made a copy of his keyring later. Since he gave me his key, I was authorised to be there and did not break in."
... is literally the excuse Meta is trying to use, except it's about photos.
I'm not sure it is actually possible to operate in accordance with Euro zone laws. There's always some insane thing.
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