YES! This is an important step in making privacy protected again.
Now do car manufacturers.
Bout. Fucking. Time.
Jesus fucking Christ.
Millions? Weak.
x10
x100Calculate the fine as a percentage of yearly gross profit.
A sliding scale from 0% to 100% depending on the severity of the offense.
When a carrier commits crimes openly, they should bleed money profusely and publicly. Create real deterrents or this is theatre to make thr public think something is changing.
Nothing has changed.
Carrier, “Yo I did this illegal crime that made ten billion in profit!”
Gov, “Naughty naughty, that’s a $57 fine.”
Carrier, “Aw man, I truly learned my lesson. I will never do this again.”
(Tune in next week when Carrier does it again!)
Seriously, though. That fine is less than a slap on the wrist.
Are these fines more than the profits they made for this action?
They SHOULD be.
So we’re going to make the company’s they sold the data to destroy it, right?