• HumanPenguin
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    3 months ago

    Nice idea, I love. But you have to remember, those investigations cost huge time and money. When you consider the cost of a full-time staff over the 10 years, you include. Plus the cost of building a case against some of the largest cooperation. All before any court costs are considered.

    We are likely better off having that money reinvested in preventing other companies from these practices.

    • Vampire [any]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      I don’t think the issues you raise are valid.

      It costs more than zero to levy a fine, but we are talking about many billions in income here. Your point would be valid if gathering staff and then fining Google 9 billion were a net zero. It isn’t.

      We are likely better off having that money reinvested in preventing other companies from these practices.

      Which is what I suggested. The best way to prevent these practices is libre alternatives.