The European Data Protection Board announced a record $1.3 billion fine on Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, for illegally transferring data on European Union nationals to the United States. In addition to the basic facts, I review the abundant and important backstory for these events going all the way back to Edward Snowden's surveillance revelations, the history of data privacy frameworks going down in flames following lawsuits by Max Schrems, and the complicated political intersections that drag this all out forever including the unique role played by regulators in Ireland.