Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 9, 2012, 10:38 AM
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Google fined $22.5M for privacy 'misrepresentations'
Original post made on Aug 9, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 9, 2012, 10:38 AM
Comments (4)
Posted by jupiterk
a resident of Gemello
on Aug 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm
a resident of Gemello
on Aug 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm
The fines don't fit the crime committed here. $22.5M is peanuts for Google. Unless the fines imposed are really burdensome to companies, they will keep doing this and other violations for eternity. $22.5M is a drop in the ocean. The fines should have been in many billions and that would teach a lesson to Google's business practices. They are an evil company.
Posted by sean
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:02 pm
sean is a registered user.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:02 pm
sean is a registered user.
I agree jupiterk, I use to think and be proud to live in the city where Google is based. Now I have seen first hand what a huge corporation can do to a city. I would not doubt for one minute that Google made $500 million from planting all those cookies, and its obviously not an accident.
Posted by Jesse
a resident of Castro City
on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:45 pm
a resident of Castro City
on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Is this near the Day Worker Center?
Posted by Don
a resident of North Whisman
on Aug 11, 2012 at 12:01 am
a resident of North Whisman
on Aug 11, 2012 at 12:01 am
None of that $22.5 million penalty pay out will go to the people who privacy was valuated. Once again Big Brother getting MILLIONS for nothing, while people privacy was a open book for GOOGLE.
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