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Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California privacy law at ‘industrial scale’ (globalprivacyaudit.org)
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[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, these ineffective fines need to stop. perhaps the following would work better:

1st offense: warning, public humiliation, reparations to the wronged. 2nd offense: meaningfully huge fine 3rd offense: even bigger fine and c-level prosecutions. 4th offense: stop work order and c-level prosecutions and personal liability. 5th offense: public tar and feathering.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 2 days ago

Counter:

First intentional offense: permanent stop work order and c-level prosecutions and personal liability.

First unintentional offense: meaningfully huge fine, equal to no less than 25% of annual revenue.

Second intentional offense: won't happen, due to the first intentional offense permanent stop order.

Second unintentional offense: permanent stop work order and c-level prosecutions and personal liability.

The only way to fix this is to make it hurt from day one.