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Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California privacy law at ‘industrial scale’ (globalprivacyaudit.org)
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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 24 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Let's do some logic. You're an evil multitrillion dollar company that makes billions in profits by breaking the law. But, by doing so, you'll be fined 12 million dollars, of which you'll contest and get reduced to 7 million. Barely a blip on the monthly revenue stream.

I wonder why they keep ignoring (breaking) the laws.

[–] obvs@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

It has always astounded me that penalties to companies are almost always either a tiny fraction or the ill-gotten gains, or at most the total amount of the ill-gotten gains.

I'm like NO! How about TEN TIMES the ill-gotten gains? Or literally some amount which is so much it's going to hurt the company. Like 25-50% of the value of the whole company?

And if that sounds like it's too much because the company would have trouble surviving, THAT'S THE POINT!

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

And then they get to KEEP the ill-gotten gains! What bank robber ever gets to keep the cash for when they get out?

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Should get one warning fine and if they fail to abide by that the entire company gets parted out to a bunch of smaller entities and their software gets changed to FOSS.

[–] viov@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

This is a huge thing I am hoping Europe does. To vastly ramp up humungous fines

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 6 hours ago

I'd vote for that 100%

[–] Aaron@lemmy.nz 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Absolutely right. It's not a law for them, it's a fine.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 0 points 6 hours ago

Doesn't even amount to the taxes they paid the month the fine was issued. It's barely the cost of doing business.