Google fined $57million under data law - BBC News Review สาธารณะ

France has fined Google $57 million for breaching new European Union laws on data and content. Its the biggest penalty so far for breaking the laws. French prosecutors said Google was not clear enough about how it was using peoples personal information to target them with adverts.

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murky = unclear and possibly dishonest

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• The historical account is murky. No one knows what really happened.

to the tune of = to the amount of

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• He received compensation for his injury to the tune of £20 thousand.

flunked = failed an assessment

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