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Re:Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS looku... by jlgaddis on Thursday June 25, 2020 @02:59PM (#23644205)
Do we know what the actual penalties are? I have trouble believing that they are of any substance.

Additionally, I think it's safe to say that Comcast has years and years of experience in finding "loopholes" and/or other "workarounds" in its agreements.

> I would say this Mozilla changing the overall ecosystem for the better.

You obviously have much more faith in Comcast than I do. Let's hope you're right.

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Re:Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS looku... by Forbo on Thursday June 25, 2020 @05:23PM (#23645863)
> Do we know what the actual penalties are? I have trouble believing that they are of any substance.

So long as the penalty is less than the value they derive from violating the agreement, they will abuse it.

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Re:Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS looku... by gsich on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:52PM (#23646683)
No. And Mozilla can't verify it either.
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