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Looks like the flow of stupid ideas coming from FB didn't stop at the metaverse

Yeah sure I will fill a form to "opt-out" and I'm sure that the DP authorities will be fine with it

I don't see it as stupid. I see it as an intentional delay tactic to maneuver around a regulator which, so far, acts far too slowly and imposes weak fines in response to flagrant privacy lawbreaking.

As long as Facebook can treat the fines as a cost of doing business they're happy. That, and as long as their (bullshit) value proposition of personalising ads by collecting as much personal data as possible is unaffected.

Yeah it definitely makes sense from their side. But trying to spite the regulation can definitely backfire

It hasn't for 5 years, and if their business is inherently incompatible with the regulation, then making some money from spiting the regulation for as long as possible is better than complying and not making money to begin with.

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