Individual compensation for privacy violations

*Sorry if I used wrong flair. Didnt see a lot of options to choose from.*

Saw the article about Spanish media suing Meta for privacy violations - https://tickernews.co/spanish-media-sues-meta-for-600m-over-privacy/

I know that it's usually the authorities that fine companies for privacy violations and iirc GDPR actually specifies those types of fines - which implies that the authorities are the beneficiaries of amounts paid. I'm not sure what is said about compensating individuals for violations. I am also aware that some companies …

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