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- Oh geez, GDPR again. Does this mean I'll have to close out a popup every time I open Google Maps or do a search?by scottyah
- They need to multiply by 100 to move that fine out of “cost of doing business” range.by tempodox
- it's depressing how small google's / meta's fines are. should be a % of revenue or total stock valuation or something.
- They don’t seem to be getting the message that companies need to comply with laws of the country they operate in.
Maybe start adding zeroes until it sinks in…
by Havoc - 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.
- Do they only fine American companies in Europe?by noworld
- for perspective, €403M = ~30 hours of net income, or ~10 hours of revenue (based on 2025 numbers, current exchange rates).