Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
by caymanjim on Friday June 25, 2021 @11:54AM
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> I smell (but have no idea of the merits of) a class action lawsuit.
Class action lawsuits don't seem to help anyone except lawyers. I'm not being cynical; they really seem to benefit only lawyers. I've gotten caught up in plenty of class action payouts over things like this, and invariably I lose more on the time wasted reading the letter or email about it than I gain from being part of the class. Things like checks for $1.90 or a month of "free" service from something I haven't used in years. I want companies to be punished for egregious failures (not sure this one qualifies), but I'd honestly rather have the money go 100% to the government and be used to fund more enforcement and prosecutions. It's adding insult to injury when they make token reimbursements to us peasants.
Class action lawsuits don't seem to help anyone except lawyers. I'm not being cynical; they really seem to benefit only lawyers. I've gotten caught up in plenty of class action payouts over things like this, and invariably I lose more on the time wasted reading the letter or email about it than I gain from being part of the class. Things like checks for $1.90 or a month of "free" service from something I haven't used in years. I want companies to be punished for egregious failures (not sure this one qualifies), but I'd honestly rather have the money go 100% to the government and be used to fund more enforcement and prosecutions. It's adding insult to injury when they make token reimbursements to us peasants.