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Re:Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over proces... by profsummergig on Monday September 21, 2026 @08:29PM (#49795309)
Someone recently fined Facebook $17 Billion. It was on the front page of NYT for 6 days (like as if it was a huge "get").

About 1% of FB's market cap. And their sins get washed away.

Everybody wins.

At this rate, fining tech-cos will be a major source of revenue for governments. Everybody wins.

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Re:Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over proces... by kingcauchy on Monday September 21, 2026 @08:32PM (#49795341)
It's like taxes with extra steps, except you get taxed for someone polluting you!
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Re:Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over proces... by jacquesm on Monday September 21, 2026 @08:32PM (#49795338)
Except for the consumers of course, but who cares about them.
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Re:Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over proces... by agos on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @01:35AM (#49797156)
Fines like these are not an absolution though
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