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		zoobab on April 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Facebook phone numbers are now searchable in H... How much money can you get as damages? Answer under the GDPR is probably: 0EUR.

kergonath on April 6, 2021 [–]

It’s not the point. You can sue for damage if you want, but that is something else. The point of the regulation is to punish bad actors, not give money to users.

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