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Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by abandonliberty on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @06:32PM (#10847036)
Doing so would put many people out of work and throw families into chaos. Not everyone there, and certainly not all their families, deserve that.

Besides, these fines aren't based on actual damage to society. I suspect the total is high because Pharma would laugh at a $2M fine, and the FDA wants to keep their teeth.

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Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by hyperdunc on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @07:41PM (#10847399)
That's not a good reason for a business to continue to exist. A business should provide real value to consumers. Duping consumers is not ok, even if it helps to employ people. If you want to maintain the organization's structure then upper management should resign and the business can refocus under more moral leadership.
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