On Wednesday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission levied a massive, $US100 million fine against Facebook, for misleading investors over the risks associated with data breaches.
The fine, part of the fallout of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, was remarkable in only one sense: for something with a $US100 million ($144 million) price tag, it was thoroughly unremarkable.
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