California law enforcement misused state databases more than 7k times in 2023

Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by burningChrome on Friday January 31, 2025 @01:57AM (#42885248)

I remember a pretty big class action lawsuit against Phillip Morris and "Big Tobacco"?

The BP Oil Spill class action?

The Anderson Family class action against GM?

The VW emissions scandal?

Enron Securities fraud case?

WorldCom accounting fraud case?

Fen-Phen diet drug settlement?

Bank of America Countrywide Mortgage fraud case?

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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by cratermoon on Friday January 31, 2025 @05:01PM (#42892698)

And what were the typical penalties imposed for these incidents?

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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by weddpros on Friday January 31, 2025 @07:59PM (#42894486)

Asked Perplexity to summarize and answer to you:

Tobacco litigation ($23.6B)

BP oil spill ($20.8B)

VW emissions scandal ($38B)

Enron/WorldCom financial fraud ($9.55B combined)

Pharmaceutical/auto/mortgage cases ($16.15B combined)

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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by cratermoon on Friday January 31, 2025 @11:12PM (#42895571)

Get back to me when you can provide real sources, not some hallucinatin' jumped-up stochastic parrot.

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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by weddpros on Saturday February 01, 2025 @06:54PM (#42903880)

Go to perplexity, learn a thing and use the sources it provides with its results.

Then see for yourself who's the parrot with no sources.

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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by cratermoon on Saturday February 01, 2025 @10:39PM (#42905569)

I would like to note that even if completely accurate, there's a curious lack of tech companies in that list.

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